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authorities, the URO, U.S. consulates, surviving members of the family living in Israel,
friends, possible witnesses, and a former bookkeeper of the family firm. He also obtained
statements; bank documents; affidavits regarding members of the family who were killed
in the Holocaust; and affidavits regarding real estate, jewelry, silverware, and the
expenses of the family‘s emigration. Among the pre–1945 documents supporting the
claims is significant material on the persecution and emigration of many family members.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is Frank Liebermann.
Languages: German, English, Polish, and Hebrew
1 box
Accession 2000.119 Henri Wermus Memoir, 1992
This memoir describes Henri Wermus‘s childhood in Poland, his experiences with
antisemitism in the Polish army, and the fate of his family members.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is Henri Wermus.
Languages: English
4 folders
Accession 2000.176 Aenne Hertz Papers, Ca. 1910–1959
This collection contains legal documents and correspondence pertaining to Aenne Hertz,
a social worker in Germany from 1933 to 1941. After being fired from her public job in
1933 by the Nazis she became a social worker for Jewish organizations and helped Jews
escape Nazi Germany.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is Ilse Berg.
Languages: German and English
2 folders
Accession 2000.215 Dr. Abraham Blumowitsch-Atsmon Papers, 1907–1948
This collection contains photographs, legal documents, and booklets pertaining to Dr.
Abraham Blumowitsch-Atsmon‘s family life in Poland and his work for the Central
Committee of Liberated Jews in the American occupied zone.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is Dina Cohen.
Languages: Hebrew and English
1 box