Loeb (Löb), Bella Levi, 1890-1960
Dates
- Existence: September 26, 1890 - August 24, 1960
Biography
Bella Levi (also spelled Levy or Levӱ) Loeb (also spelled Löb) was born in Germany on Sepember 26, 1890. She was the daughter of Heinrich Levi and Julchen Levi. She married Emil Loeb on May 1, 1912. In 1939, she escaped Nazi Germany with her husband and their son, Ernest. They arrived in the United States in 1940 and settled in Cleveland, Ohio with their older son, Frank, who had immigrated a year before. Bella died on August 24, 1960.
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Box 1, circa 1890-1987
Box contains documents, letters, newspaper clippings, and photographs related to the Loeb family.
Box 2, 1881-1951
Box contains Ernest Loeb's Bronze Star Medal and Certificate, one (1) Loeb family scrapbook, three (3) framed photographs, one (1) 1947 diary, two (2) German ID cards, two (2) German passports, and one (1) passport cover.
Box 3, 1899-1947
Box contains (1) Rosh Hashana Prayer book in Hebrew from 1827, (1) Holy Book of Scriptures in English from 1947, and (1) report card book belonging to Bella Levi Loeb from 1899-1904.
Frank and Ernest Loeb as Children, 1926-1930
Letter from Ernest Loeb to Bella and Emil Loeb, circa 1946
Letter from Walter Schuckman to Emil Loeb, 7 July 1945
Letter from Walter Schuckman to Frank Loeb, November 14, 1938
Loeb Family Documents, 1930-1939
Loeb Family Photographs, circa 1920-circa 1939
File contains seventeen (17) photographs from around 1920 to around 1939. Portraits include Heinrich Levi, Emil Loeb, Frank and Ernest Loeb as young children, as well as several unidentified people. Photographs also show Emil Loeb's storefront, a schoolgroup in 1930, and Heinrich Levi's grave covered with flowers.
Small Scrapbook, circa 1921-circa 1932
This small scrapbook has a cover made out of multi-colored plaid fabric, and is bound with decorative cord. The pages are brown cardstock. The pictures in the scrapbook show Ernest and Frank Loeb as children. There are several family pictures, as well as a group photo of children in costumes. The pictures are from around 1921, when Frank was born, and 1932, when Ernest would have been eight years old.