This collection contains letters sent to Margot Weinberg by her family in Berlin. Margot Weinberg emigrated to Johannesburg from Nazi-Germany in c 1936. Also includes press cuttings relating to the events taking place in Nienburg to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the November pogroms in 2005. The correspondence documents the increasingly difficult situation for Jews in Berlin and Margot's health and love life.
Margot Weinberg: personal correspondence
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- ReferenceGB 1556 WL1710
- Dates of Creation1937-1938
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialGerman
- Physical Description2 folders
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Margot Kalman emigrated from Berlin to Johannesburg, South Africa, in c 1936, where she met Peter Weinberg whom she later married. She was working as a seamstress in a textile business at the time of the correspondence. She moved to England in 1960.
Arrangement
Chronological
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Acquisition Information
Donated by Joany Weinberg.
Note
2006/10
Alternative Form Available
Includes summaries of some letters in English.