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- 1939-1943 (Creation)
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1 folder
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Dorrith Sim (née Oppenheim) came to England on the Kindertransport, 26 July 1939. Her parents worked for the Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland, c 1943, they were eventually pronounced verschollen in Auschwitz. Julius Oppenheim was the grandfather of Dorrith.
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GB 1556 WL 864 1939-1943 collection 1 folder Oppenheim family
Dorrith Sim (née Oppenheim) came to England on the Kindertransport, 26 July 1939. Her parents worked for the Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland, c 1943, they were eventually pronounced verschollen in Auschwitz. Julius Oppenheim was the grandfather of Dorrith.
Deposited by Dorrith Sim (née Oppenheim), May 1990.
Copies of the papers of the Oppenheim family of Kassel, 1939-1943, including travel documents, references, correspondence with the Refugee Children's Movement and typescript family history by Julius Oppenheim.
The papers have been arranged and numbered in date order.
Open
Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
German
Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.
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.
Mar 2008 Primary documents Europe Family records Germany Hessen Jews Kassel Migrants Nazism Oppenheim family Personal papers Political doctrines Refugees Religious groups Third Reich Totalitarianism Western Europe Documents Information sources
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Deposited by Dorrith Sim (née Oppenheim), May 1990.
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Copies of the papers of the Oppenheim family of Kassel, 1939-1943, including travel documents, references, correspondence with the Refugee Children's Movement and typescript family history by Julius Oppenheim.
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The papers have been arranged and numbered in date order.
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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
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Detailed description 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