Herbert HeinemannFamily Collection 1891-1976 bulk 1939-1945

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Herbert HeinemannFamily Collection 1891-1976 bulk 1939-1945

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The collectioncontains correspondence and other documents, pertaining to Herbert Heineman(n), hisbrother Eric(h) and their parents, Lisette and Max Heinemann. The bulk of thecollection pertains to Lisette and Max Heinemann’s correspondence with their sonsand their imprisonment in the Theresienstadt concentration camp.

0.50 linear feet

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eng,

Leo Baeck Institute.

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Theresienstadt (Concentration camp)

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On June 10, 1940, the Gestapo took control of Terezìn (Theresienstadt), a fortress, built in 1780-1790 in what is now the Czech Republic, and set up prison in the Small Fortress (Kleine Festung). By 24 November 1941, the Main Fortress (grosse Festung, ie the town Theresienstadt) was turned into a walled ghetto. The function of Theresienstadt was to provide a front for the extermination operation of Jews. To the outside it was presented by the Nazis as a model Jewish settlement, but in reality it...

Kauffman family |x Genealogy |5 LBI

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Heinemann, Lisette, née Kaufmann

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Heineman, Herbert

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Max Heinemann was born 1891 in Krefeld, Germany; his wife, Lisette, née Kaufmann was born 1900. They had two sons, Erich Martin Heinemann (b.1927) and Herbert Simon Heinemann (b.1930) who were sent to England in 1939; Max and Lisette Heinemann also had a daughter born in 1929 who apparently did not survive childhood. Max and Lisette Heinemann were deported to Theresienstadt, where they survived, before being reunited with their boys in England. The family immigrated to the United States in 1948....

Heineman, Erich

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Heinemann, Max.

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Heinemann family |x Genealogy |5 LBI

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Heinemann, Herbert.

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