Gerson family collection

Identifier
irn96872
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.104.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn96872

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ron Gerson

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Ron Gerson.

Scope and Content

Documents and correspondence illustrating the experiences of Walter Gerson (b. 1913 in Homburg, Germany) and his parents Karl and Joanna Gerson. Walter immigrated to the United States, arriving November 15, 1938 aboard the Volendam. Collection includes certificates of birth, conduct, residence (all in Homburg), passports, and translations of many documents. Walter's parents were unable to immigate and were deported to Riga, Latvia on December 11, 1941 where they are presumed to have been killed.

People

  • Gerson, Walter.
  • Gerson, Johanna.
  • Gerson, Karl.

Subjects

  • United States--Emigration and immigration--Germany.
  • Homburg (Saarland, Germany)
  • Immigrants--United States.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.