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- 1939-1945 (Creation)
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1 folder
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The Abraham family lived in Berlin. Leopold Abraham, the father, a plumber by trade, and his wife Frieda were deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp some time in 1943. Max Abraham, the son, came to England with his wife, Hanni, in 1939, where he worked as a technical teacher at the ORT school in Leeds. He had previously worked as a technical teacher in the ORT school in Berlin. Hanni's parents and brother and sister all perished in Auschwitz. Frank Russell, one of the correspondents in the later letters, was a former pupil of the ORT school in Leeds.
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GB 1556 WL 981 1939-1945 collection 1 folder Abraham family
The Abraham family lived in Berlin. Leopold Abraham, the father, a plumber by trade, and his wife Frieda were deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp some time in 1943. Max Abraham, the son, came to England with his wife, Hanni, in 1939, where he worked as a technical teacher at the ORT school in Leeds. He had previously worked as a technical teacher in the ORT school in Berlin. Hanni's parents and brother and sister all perished in Auschwitz. Frank Russell, one of the correspondents in the later letters, was a former pupil of the ORT school in Leeds.
Deposited by the family in 1991.
Papers of Abraham family, 1939-1945, comprise copies of correspondence between members of the Abraham family, documenting the family's experiences within Berlin and England.
Arranged into annual bundles in date order where possible, because several letters have been copied on to one page, it is not always possible to be strictly chronological.
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Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
German and English
A detailed description exists on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
Compiled by Samantha Velumyl. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. March 2008 Wars (events) Abraham family Berlin England Europe Germany International conflicts Jews Obshestvo Remeslenofo zemledelcheskofo Truda (The Society for Trades and Agricultural Labour) x ORT Religious groups UK War Western Europe World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) London
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Deposited by the family in 1991.
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Papers of Abraham family, 1939-1945, comprise copies of correspondence between members of the Abraham family, documenting the family's experiences within Berlin and England.
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Arranged into annual bundles in date order where possible, because several letters have been copied on to one page, it is not always possible to be strictly chronological.
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Open
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Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
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- English
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- Latin
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German and English
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A detailed description exists on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English