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Loeb (Löb), Emil, 1881-1952

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 17 May 1881 - 21 April 1952

Biography

Emil Loeb (Löb) was born in Germany on May 17, 1881. He was the son of Ferdinand Löb and Rosina Löb. He married Bella Levi Loeb in Darmstadt on May 1, 1912. The couple had two children, Frank and Ernest Loeb. Emil owned a wholesale wool and cloth store in Darmstadt. He escaped from Nazi Germany with his wife and son, Ernest, in 1939 and arrived in the United States in 1940. He then settled in Cleveland, Ohio with his older son Frank who had immigrated a year before in 1938.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Documents, Letters, Newsclippings, and Photographs

 Series
Identifier: B407.01
Abstract

Series contains documents, letters, newsclippings, and photographs related to the Loeb Family.

Dates: 1827-1987

Envelope Addressed from Ernest Loeb to Emil Loeb, 9 October 1945

 Item
Identifier: B407.01.0001.0011.00009
Abstract

Envelope is brown and damaged. No corresponding letter was found with the envelope. There is a stamp in the upper left corner that reads "Air Mail 6 Cents United States of America" and has a picture of an airplane on it. The letter has been stamped in ink with "U.S. Army Postal Service 757 9 OCT 1945". The addresses are both typed on, not printed, and the word "airmail" is also typed on. This was sent from Ernest's U.S. mailbox in Germany, APO 757, while he was stationed in Germany.

Dates: 9 October 1945

Letter from Walter Schuckman to Frank Loeb, 7 July 1945

 Item
Identifier: B407.01.0001.0011.00005
Abstract This is a letter written by Walter Schuckman to Frank Loeb, written on July 7, 1945 at the Choir House in the Dean's Court in London. In the letter, he mentions people that have asked about Frank and mentions some by name, such as the Minters. Walter says that it was because of the Minters' cousin, W.K.S. Minter, that he (Walter) "got out of the Nazi-hands without harm." He updates Frank about the Minter family and some other mutual acquaintances and says that he stayed with several people,...
Dates: 7 July 1945