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Box 12, 1996

 File — Box: B333.09.0012
Identifier: B333.09.0012

Abstract

Life mask of Henry Lowenstein showing his face with beard (43 x 28 x 21 centimeters).

Dates

  • 1996

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 record box)

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Materials in this collection were gathered and preserved by Henry Lowenstein's mother Maria Loewenstein. Materials include legal documents and correspondence from the Nazi government of Germany, identification papers issued by the Nazi government, ration books, personal correspondence including letters from family sent through the Red Cross and friends in the Theresienstadt Concntration Camp and Lodz (Lodj) Ghetto, photographs, legal documents and utility receipts used by Maria Loewenstein to prove she was not a Jew, admission and discharge papers from the Wittenauer Sanatorium, Socialist Democratic Party membership cards, and Henry Lowenstein's videographed oral history and an exhibit book containing a brief written history of his family. The collection also contains artwork created by Marie and Henry Lowenstein. The collection ranges from 1848 to 2013.

Handling

Fragile, please handle with care

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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