Premium-Seiten ohne Registrierung:

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 142

Large archive of letters, documents, photographs, and other material relating to the life and family of Alfred Schnurmann, a German Jew who managed to emigrate from Germany in 1940, with much correspondence from family members in Palestine and the ne...

Schätzpreis
0 $
Zuschlagspreis:
n. a.
Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 142

Large archive of letters, documents, photographs, and other material relating to the life and family of Alfred Schnurmann, a German Jew who managed to emigrate from Germany in 1940, with much correspondence from family members in Palestine and the ne...

Schätzpreis
0 $
Zuschlagspreis:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Title: Large archive of letters, documents, photographs, and other material relating to the life and family of Alfred Schnurmann, a German Jew who managed to emigrate from Germany in 1940, with much correspondence from family members in Palestine and the new state of Israel as well Author: ** Place: Various places Publisher: Date: c.1880-2010 Description: Remarkable and highly important archive covering over a century in an era that saw two world wars, the rise of Nazism in Germany, the persecution and eventual genocide of the Jews, the founding of the Jewish state of Israel, and the rise of post-war America into a prosperous superpower. Included in the archive are over 500 letters between family members, friends, acquaintances, and other refugees from Germany, about 150 of them from Palestine and Israel; over 200 documents relating to Alfred Schnurmann and his daughter Marion, including his attempts to emigrate from Germany in the late 1930s; approximately 1000 photographs, 400 or more from Germany before and during World War II; plus various other items, all housed in a wooden trunk measuring 63x92x48 cm. (24¾x36¼x19”). The crucial events of the 20th century are seen through the prism of a Jewish family that fled Nazi Germany, finding refuge in the United States and the new state of Israel. Alfred Ernst Schnurmann was born in 1905 in Mulhouse (Mülhausen), Alsace-Lorraine (then a part of the German Empire) to a prosperous Jewish wool merchant, Leopold Schnurmann, and his wife Julie Schnurmann, nee Lang. He attended school in Mulhouse, and university at Konstanz, and worked as a salesman of textiles and clothing, settling in Berlin. He married Hetta Hertel in 1930, and in 1932 they had a daughter, Marion. Hetta and Alfred divorced in 1936 (she was a gentile, and it seems the stigma of a mixed marriage was too great), and Alfred got custody of the child. Sometime in 1937, being unable to care properly for Marion while working full time, he placed her in an orphanage. She was diagnosed with tuberculosis, so she was transferred to the Wyk orphanage for Jewish girls (Heim des juedischen Frauenbundes, Wyk, Foehr) where there were “healing waters” to aid in her cure. During this time Alfred made efforts to emigrate with Marion, applying for visas to France, Palestine, the United States, and other safe-sounding havens. He tried to prove French ancestry to aid in his quest. Finally, in June of 1940, he received a visa to the United States as part of the “French” quota, Marion was summoned from the orphanage, and they embarked upon the Heyo Maru, traveling to San Francisco via Japan. (It should be noted that shortly after Marion departed the orphanage, it was closed and the girls sent to concentration camps.) In 1939, prior to Alfred’s departure from Germany, his mother, Julie Schnurmann-Lang, and his sisters, Miriam and Alice, had successfully emigrated to Palestine, and their numerous, long, detailed letters are a highly significant part of the archive. Alfred settled in San Francisco, briefly working at the Richelieu Hotel before finding employment with Levi Strauss. In 1945, he got a job with the Southern Pacific Railroad, working for them until his retirement in 1983, at age 78. In 1950, he sent to Germany for his girlfriend Faye (Felicitas Maria Faber). THIS ONLY A PARTIAL ENTRY. CLICK HERE TO GO TO A PDF OF THE FULL ENTRY . The archive includes, though not limited to: * Binder 1 – Letters to Alfred Schnurmann from relatives and associates, 1936-1949, plus a number of carbons of letters he wrote. Approximately 325 in all. Of these, over 100 are from Palestine and the new state of Israel. * Binder 2 – Letters to Alfred Schnurmann from relatives and associates, 1950-1959 and a few later, plus a number of carbons of letters he wrote. Approximately 110 in all. Of these, about 50 are from Israel. * Binder 3 – Documents and a few photographs relating to family history of Alfred Schnurmann, and his early years, app

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 142
Auktion:
Datum:
15.11.2012
Auktionshaus:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: Large archive of letters, documents, photographs, and other material relating to the life and family of Alfred Schnurmann, a German Jew who managed to emigrate from Germany in 1940, with much correspondence from family members in Palestine and the new state of Israel as well Author: ** Place: Various places Publisher: Date: c.1880-2010 Description: Remarkable and highly important archive covering over a century in an era that saw two world wars, the rise of Nazism in Germany, the persecution and eventual genocide of the Jews, the founding of the Jewish state of Israel, and the rise of post-war America into a prosperous superpower. Included in the archive are over 500 letters between family members, friends, acquaintances, and other refugees from Germany, about 150 of them from Palestine and Israel; over 200 documents relating to Alfred Schnurmann and his daughter Marion, including his attempts to emigrate from Germany in the late 1930s; approximately 1000 photographs, 400 or more from Germany before and during World War II; plus various other items, all housed in a wooden trunk measuring 63x92x48 cm. (24¾x36¼x19”). The crucial events of the 20th century are seen through the prism of a Jewish family that fled Nazi Germany, finding refuge in the United States and the new state of Israel. Alfred Ernst Schnurmann was born in 1905 in Mulhouse (Mülhausen), Alsace-Lorraine (then a part of the German Empire) to a prosperous Jewish wool merchant, Leopold Schnurmann, and his wife Julie Schnurmann, nee Lang. He attended school in Mulhouse, and university at Konstanz, and worked as a salesman of textiles and clothing, settling in Berlin. He married Hetta Hertel in 1930, and in 1932 they had a daughter, Marion. Hetta and Alfred divorced in 1936 (she was a gentile, and it seems the stigma of a mixed marriage was too great), and Alfred got custody of the child. Sometime in 1937, being unable to care properly for Marion while working full time, he placed her in an orphanage. She was diagnosed with tuberculosis, so she was transferred to the Wyk orphanage for Jewish girls (Heim des juedischen Frauenbundes, Wyk, Foehr) where there were “healing waters” to aid in her cure. During this time Alfred made efforts to emigrate with Marion, applying for visas to France, Palestine, the United States, and other safe-sounding havens. He tried to prove French ancestry to aid in his quest. Finally, in June of 1940, he received a visa to the United States as part of the “French” quota, Marion was summoned from the orphanage, and they embarked upon the Heyo Maru, traveling to San Francisco via Japan. (It should be noted that shortly after Marion departed the orphanage, it was closed and the girls sent to concentration camps.) In 1939, prior to Alfred’s departure from Germany, his mother, Julie Schnurmann-Lang, and his sisters, Miriam and Alice, had successfully emigrated to Palestine, and their numerous, long, detailed letters are a highly significant part of the archive. Alfred settled in San Francisco, briefly working at the Richelieu Hotel before finding employment with Levi Strauss. In 1945, he got a job with the Southern Pacific Railroad, working for them until his retirement in 1983, at age 78. In 1950, he sent to Germany for his girlfriend Faye (Felicitas Maria Faber). THIS ONLY A PARTIAL ENTRY. CLICK HERE TO GO TO A PDF OF THE FULL ENTRY . The archive includes, though not limited to: * Binder 1 – Letters to Alfred Schnurmann from relatives and associates, 1936-1949, plus a number of carbons of letters he wrote. Approximately 325 in all. Of these, over 100 are from Palestine and the new state of Israel. * Binder 2 – Letters to Alfred Schnurmann from relatives and associates, 1950-1959 and a few later, plus a number of carbons of letters he wrote. Approximately 110 in all. Of these, about 50 are from Israel. * Binder 3 – Documents and a few photographs relating to family history of Alfred Schnurmann, and his early years, app

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 142
Auktion:
Datum:
15.11.2012
Auktionshaus:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
LotSearch ausprobieren

Testen Sie LotSearch und seine Premium-Features 7 Tage - ohne Kosten!

  • Auktionssuche und Bieten
  • Preisdatenbank und Analysen
  • Individuelle automatische Suchaufträge
Jetzt einen Suchauftrag anlegen!

Lassen Sie sich automatisch über neue Objekte in kommenden Auktionen benachrichtigen.

Suchauftrag anlegen