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Heinz Dreifuss (at 15 years old)
Heinz Dreifuss, born March 21, 1923, in Mannheim, Germany, escaped to the United States on the Veendam steamship on July 26, 1938. He returned to Germany as part of the American Army, experienced D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, and liberated one…
Peter Lederman
Peter Lederman escaped to England from Nazi Germany after "Kristallnacht" (Night of Broken Glass).
Otto Zeichner (Cousin of Doris Schneider)
Doris Schneider with her cousin Otto Zeichner. Otto died at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp on August 11, 1942. Doris escaped to England in December of 1938 with her mother, following her father after the events of Kristallnacht.
Hilda Goldsmith (née Weis)
Hilda Goldsmith, the mother of Rickey G. Slezak, was born on October 8, 1922, in Gelnhausen, Germany. At the age of 17, she escaped Nazi Germany and arrived in the United States sometime between 1939-1940 alone.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
For Christmas in 1943, Dr. Sturges gifted an early edition of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886), which he inscribed to Doris.
Monique's Paper on Second-Generation Children of Survivors
Monique's capstone paper titled "The Holocaust Generation, The Survivor Children," which she submitted to Professor Peter Katopes. She recognized early on the generational trauma of survivors and their children.
French Passport
The French consulate gave Monqiue a new passport while she was in Israel in the 1950s.
Laissez-Passer from the French Consulate
Laissez-Passer (papers) from the Consulate General of France in Jerusalem allowed Monique to return to France from Israel since she secretly left without papers.
Certificate De Nationalité (Certificate of Nationality)
The Certificate de Nationalité (Certificate of Nationality) confirmed Monique's citizenship in France.
Union Nationale des Associations de Déportés, Internes et Familles de Disparus (National Union of Associations of Deportees, Internees, and Families of the Disappeared)
"Active Membership" cards from the Union Nationale des Associations de Déportés, Internes et Familles de Disparus (National Union of Associations of Deportees, Internees, and Families of the Disappeared). The cards recorded that Monique was an…