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Title: Family Histories, 1916-2009

Predominant Dates:1933 --1945

ID: RG-16/RG-16

Primary Creator: Auslander, Sari

Other Creators: Blumenfeld, Helga, Cohen family, Cohen, Naile, Flagg, Edith (1919-), Gerard, Betti (1934-), Gumener family, Gumener, Sara, Jontoff-Hutter, Otto, Kubaschka family, Kubaschka, David, Posner family, Posner, Ralph, Posner, Sarah, Rapaport, Joseph (1922-), Talerant family, Webster, D.R.

Extent: 0.0

Arrangement:

The arrangement scheme for the record group was imposed during processing in the absence of an original order. Materials are arranged by family name/creator, then by identifier, as assigned by the processor.

Record group is comprised of ten collections: 1. Posner family follection; 2. Kubaschka family collection; 3. Vienna family history collection; 4. Cohen family papers; 5. Jontof-Hutter family collection; 6. Phillip Raucher collection; 7. Sari Auslander papers; 8. Leo Baeck Institute collection; 9. Gumener family collection; 10. Edith Flagg papers. RG-16.11, D. R. Webster Collection: Album of Budapest, 1944 – 1945. RG-16.12, Joseph Rapaport Collection

Subjects: Auslander, Sari, Blumenfeld, Helga, Cohen family, family histories, Flagg, Edith, Germany (Europe), Gumener family, Italian Fascism, Italy (Europe), Jewish experience, Italian, 1918 -- 1945, Jontof-Hutter family, Kubaschka family, Panenske Brezany (Czechoslovakia), Personal correspondence, Photographs, postwar, 1945 -- 1988, Photographs, pre-Second World War, Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945, Poland (Europe), Posner family, Rapaport, Joseph, Raucher, Philip, Talerant family, Totalitarian regimes, Webster, D.R.

Languages: German, Italian, Czech, Dutch;Flemish, Polish, English

Abstract

This record group consists of multiple personal collections. Every collection comprises family documents of different facets, i.e., personal correspondence, photographs, diplomas and certificates of graduation from educational institutions, and related artifacts.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This record group through the materials of family histories embodies regional microhistories of prewar, wartime, and postwar period. For example, the Cohen family papers exemplifies the lesser-known facts of the relations between the Italian Fascist regime and the Jewish population in the early years of the Fascist regime. Overall, the families represented in this record group belonged to the Jewish middle class and were well-assimilated. Among the individual documents that stand out is a postcard written by Maria Altman in 1932. This postcard depicts the Castle in Panenske Brezany, Czechoslovakia. Once Reinhard Heidrich had been appointed the Protector of Bohemia and Moravia, this castle became one of his official residences.

Materials included in this record group are personal papers, correspondence, family albums, identification documents, testimonies, and official documents. A number of these documents are digitized.

Collection Historical Note

This record group has an emphasis on regional histories through family histories. Overall, these families belonged to the Jewish middle class and were well-assimilated. Among the individual documents, a postcard written by Maria Altman in 1932 stands out. This postcard depicts the castle in Panenske Brezany, Czechoslovakia. When Reinhard Heidrich was appointed Protector of Bohemia and Moravia, this castle/palace became one of his official residences. A number of documents are digitized.

Biographical Note

Sari Auslander was born on August 14, 1910 in Poland. resided in the New Palestine Displaced Persons Camp from October 2, 1945 until December 11, 1946. On February 7, 1947, she embarked on the S.S. Ernie Pyle for the United States. She arrived on February 18, 1947 in New York. Just after she married, Sari was naturalized as a U.S. citizen on August 28, 1953.

Subject/Index Terms

Auslander, Sari
Blumenfeld, Helga
Cohen family
family histories
Flagg, Edith
Germany (Europe)
Gumener family
Italian Fascism
Italy (Europe)
Jewish experience, Italian, 1918 -- 1945
Jontof-Hutter family
Kubaschka family
Panenske Brezany (Czechoslovakia)
Personal correspondence
Photographs, postwar, 1945 -- 1988
Photographs, pre-Second World War
Photographs, wartime, 1939 -- 1945
Poland (Europe)
Posner family
Rapaport, Joseph
Raucher, Philip
Talerant family
Totalitarian regimes
Webster, D.R.

Administrative Information

Repository: Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

Access Restrictions: No restrictions

Use Restrictions:

Copyrighted materials, credits to and references to the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust are required

Digital copies might be available upon request

Preferred Citation: RG-16, Family Histories. Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust Archive.

Processing Information: Materials are primarily described using the local descriptive standards of the LA Museum of the Holocaust.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Sub-Collection:

[Sub-Collection 1: RG-16.01, Posner Family Collection, 1946 -- 1980s],
[Sub-Collection 2: RG-16.02, Kubaszka Family Collection, 1933 -- 1945],
[Sub-Collection 3: RG-16.03- Family History- Vienna Collection, 1938 -- 1945],
[Sub-Collection 4: RG-16.04, Cohen Family Papers, 1927 -- 1951],
[Sub-Collection 5: RG-16.05, Jontof-Hutter Collection, 1938 -- 1946],
[Sub-Collection 6: RG-16.06, Philip Raucher Collection, 1939 -1945],
[Sub-Collection 7: RG-16.07, Sari Auslander Papers, 1946 -- 1953],
[Sub-Collection 8: RG-16.08, Family Correspondences, pre-Second World War, 1983 -- 1916],
[Sub-Collection 9: RG-16.09, Gumener Family Collection, 1916 -- 1938, 1916 -- 1938],
[Sub-Collection 10: RG-16.10, Edith Flagg Papers, 1918 -- 1999, 1918 -- 1999],
[Sub-Collection 11: RG-16.11, D.R. Webster Collection, Album of Budapest, 1944 -- 1945, 1944 -- 1945],
[Sub-Collection 12: RG-16.12, Joseph Rapaport Collection, 1942 -- 1954, 1942 -- 1954],
[Sub-Collection 13: RG-16.13, Helga Blumenfeld Papers, 1930 -- 1948, 1930 -- 1948],
[Sub-Collection 14: RG-16.14, Talerant Family Papers,],
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Sub-Collection 7: RG-16.07, Sari Auslander Papers, 1946 -- 1953

This sub-collection comprises Mrs. Auslander emigration and US naturalization papers. There is also Sari This sub-collection comprises Mrs. Auslander emigration and US naturalization papers. There is also Sari Auslander’s Displaced Persons camp documentation.

Language, English

RG-16.07.01- United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, Record for Sari Auslander

UNNRA document notes that Mrs. Auslander resided in the New Palestine Displaced Persons camp from October 2, 1945 until December 11, 1946.

Date, December 6, 1946, Salzburg, Austria

RG-16.07.02- Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society documents, Sari Auslander

Mrs. Auslander’s papers indicate that she embarked from Europe on the S.S. Ernie Pyle on February 7, 1947 and arrived at the HIAS Pier Service on February 18, 1947. Her ultimate destination was the residence of Irving Hutter in Brooklyn, NY.

Date, January-February, 1947

RG-16.07.03- Citizenship Course of Study, Diploma

The Diploma from the Los Angeles City School District proves that Sari Auslander completed the necessary citizenship courses prescribed by the Board of Education and is approved by the U.S. District Court.

Date, October 22, 1952

RG-16.07.04- Naturalization Papers

This official document declares Sari Goldstein a naturalized U.S. citizen as of August 28, 1953. An authorized note on the reverse side indicates that Sari changed her name following marriage.

Date, August 28, 1953

RG-16.07.05- Death notice, Los Angeles Times

A newspaper clipping dated Sunday, December 28, 1980 offers a short obituary and funeral notice.

A handwritten note on the bottom from Lillian Goldstein Goldman indicated that in 1945 Sari’s husband and two children were killed by the Nazis. Her children were ripped from her arms and bayonetted.

Date, December 28, 1980Displaced Persons camp documentation.

Subject/Index Terms:: United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Organization; HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society)

Creators:: Auslander, Sari (1946 -- 1953)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-16.07.01- United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, Record for Sari Auslander, 6 December 1946

The UNNRA document notes that Mrs. Auslander resided in the New Palestine Displaced Persons camp from October 2, 1945 until December 11, 1946. The document is in English

Subject/Index Terms:: Auslander, Sari; United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA); Displaced persons camps; Proofs of stay at the displaced person camps; Jewish life; Postwar identification documents

Creators:: United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) (1946)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-16.07.02- Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society documents, Sari Auslander, 18 February 1947, 18 February 1947

The document contains Sari Auslander's immigration documents. Mrs. Auslander’s papers indicate that she embarked from Europe on the S.S. Ernie Pyle on February 7, 1947 and arrived at the HIAS Pier Service on February 18, 1947. Her ultimate destination was the residence of Irving Hutter in Brooklyn, NY.

Subject/Index Terms:: HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society); Auslander, Sari; Immigration documents; Immigration to United States; Jewish life; Postwar identification documents; English, language; United States (1945--Present)

Creators:: Hebrew Immigration Aid Society (HIAS) (1947)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-16.07.03- Citizenship Course of Study, Diploma, 22 October 1952

The document contains the diploma from the Los Angeles City School District proves that Sari Auslander completed the necessary citizenship courses prescribed by the Board of Education and is approved by the U.S. District Court.

Subject/Index Terms:: Auslander, Sari; American citizenship; Education; Jewish life; Immigration to United States; United States (1945--Present); Los Angeles (Calif.)

Creators:: Los Angeles City School District (1952)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-16.07.04- Naturalization Papers, 28 August 1953

This official document declares Sari Goldstein a naturalized U.S. citizen as of August 28, 1953. An authorized note on the reverse side indicates that Sari changed her name following marriage.

Subject/Index Terms:: U.S. Naturalization; Auslander, Sari; American citizenship; Jewish life; Immigration to United States; English, language; United States (1945--Present)

Creators:: The United States of America Department of Justice (1946)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-16.07.05- Death Notice, Los Angeles Times, 28 December 1980

The document contains a newspaper clipping dated Sunday, December 28, 1980, which offers a short obituary and funeral notice. There is a handwritten note on the bottom from Lillian Goldstein Goldman indicating that in 1945 Sari’s husband and two children were killed by the Nazis. Her children were ripped from her arms and bayonetted.

Subject/Index Terms:: Auslander, Sari; Death notices and obituaries; Los Angeles (Calif.); Los Angeles Times; United States (1945--Present); Newspaper Article; English, language

Creators:: Los Angeles Times (1980)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 6: RG-16.07.06- Maria Altman, Postcard, 25 August 1932

The document contains a postcard to a friend, sent from Prague to Vienna, 25 August 1932. The front depicts the Castle in Panenske Brezany. This castle would become a residence for the Reinhard Heydrich, the Protector of the Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia in 1939 -1942. The material is in German

Subject/Index Terms:: Personal correspondence; German, language; postcards; Prague (Czech Republic); Vienna (Austria); Prewar correspondence; Jewish life, pre-war; Jewish life; Maria Altman, personal correspondence; Panenske Brezany, Czech Republic; Panenske Brezany, Czechoslovakia; Panenske Brezany, Austria-Hungary; Czechoslovakia (1918 -- 1938 ); Panenske Brezany Palace; Panenske Brezany Castle; Reinhard Heyrich, residence in Panenske Brezany Castle, Bohemian Moravia, 1939 -- 1941; Reinhard Heyrich, residence in Panenske Brezany Palace, Bohemian Moravia, 1939 -- 1941; Maria Altman, leisure time, Panenske Brezany, Czechoslovakia, 1932; Paul Von Szecsey, postcard from Maria Altmann, 1932; Paul Von Szecsey, postcard from Maria Altmann, Vienna, 1932; Austria (1918 -- 1938); Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, palace in Panenske Brezany, Czechoslovakia; Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, castle in Panenske Brezany, Czechoslovakia; Marierlein Bloch-Bauer (Maria Altman); Maria Bloch-Bauer (Maria Altman); Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, estate in Panenske Brezany, Austria-Hungary; Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, estate in Panenske Brezany, Czechoslovakia

Creators:: Altman, Maria (1932)