This collection contains the personal papers of Erich Hirschowitz, a German Jew who emigrated to Paris as a refugee in 1933. Included are his school and university qualifications (1737/1/1-3), French identity card (1737/1/6), speech held by Erich and Ernst at Adele and Bernhard Hirschowitz's wedding in 1932 and notes on his experiences in exile in 1933. Also includes family photographs (1737/2), press cutting and six prints of '"Die alte Stadt" Mappe II: Bilder aus dem alten Berlin'(1737/3).
Erich Hirschowitz: personal papers
This material is held atThe Wiener Holocaust Library
- Reference
- GB 1556 WL1737
- Dates of Creation
- c1920-1933
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- German English
- Physical Description
- 3 folders
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Erich Hirschowitz was born in Berlin in 1909. He studied economic and social sciences at the Handelshochschule Berlin, University of Frankfurt-am-Main and in Paris. In 1933 he emigrated to Paris via Amsterdam.
Arrangement
Chronological
Access Information
See Wiener Library access conditions at: http://www.wienerlibrary.co.uk/usinglibrary/usingthelibrary.aspx
Acquisition Information
Donated by Frank Harding
Note
2007/18