Schoenberg, Zeisl, and Aberbach Families Papers, 1884-1959 | Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

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Collection Overview

Title: Schoenberg, Zeisl, and Aberbach Families Papers, 1884-1959

ID: RG-27/

Primary Creator: Schoenberg family

Other Creators: Aberbach family, Schoenberg, Arthur, Zeisl family

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 creator, then by identifier, as assigned by the processor.

Record group is comprised of four collections: 1. Schoenberg family papers; 2. Aberbach family collection; 3. Collection on Egon Zeisl; 4. Collection on Wilhelm Zeisl.

Languages: German, English, French, Dutch;Flemish

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This record group is comprised of the personal papers of Schoenberg, Zeisl and Aberbach families. Largely, the Schoenberg family papers reflect the life story of Arthur Schoenberg in Germany, whereas the Zeisl family and Aberbach family papers deal with the prewar life of these families in Austria; life under the Nazi regime; and subsequent emigration.

The Zeisl family papers focuses on the baptism of Egon Zeisl in Vienna in 1938, undertaken for the sole purpose of receiving an entry visa to the United Kingdom. There are a number of documents related to Egon Zeisl's immigration from Austria. Additionally, there are documents reflecting his life in the United States.

These collections also contain correspondence between family members in Europe (Austria, Germany, Belgium), as well as in Argentina, and the consulate and emigration organizations in the United States. Overall, these letters were concerned with obtaining entry visas to the United States. They writers of these letters also inquired about family affairs and seek counsel for emigration. On multiple occasions they allude to life in Europe under the Nazi or pro-Nazi regimes. No return correspondence from the United States is available.

The materials in this record group include postcards, certificates, letters, official identification documents, diplomas and certificates from schools and other educational establishments, and photographs primarily from the prewar period. Materials in this record group are digitized.

Collection Historical Note

By the time the Nazis in Germany and Austria had risen to power, the members of the Zeisl, Aberbach and Schoenberg families were separated throughout Europe and America. The younger generation of these families managed to leave Germany and Austria before or soon after the beginning of the Second World War. Apparently, some members of these families had established roots in the United States sometime in the beginning of the 20^th century, therefore, the immediate family members had been able to utilize these inter-family relations in order to immigrate. For some family members like Wilhelm (Willy) Zeisl, the flight from Nazi Austria did not transpire until after the Second World War broke out. He was admitted into the United States on September 21, 1939. The other family members, especially the generation of parents, were not that fortunate. The letters exchanged between the European and American parts of the families lasted from 1938 to 1941. The last correspondence between Edith Aberbach in Los Angeles, USA, to her mother Kathrina Aberbach in Schaerbeck, Belgium, via the American Red Cross, dates by the 2^nd of April 1942.

Administrative Information

Repository: Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

Acquisition Method: Most of the documents within this record group was donated or loaned from Randol Schonberg and Betty (Walter) Zeisl.

Preferred Citation: RG-27, Schoenberg, Zeisl, and Aberbach Families Papers. 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

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[Sub-Collection 1: RG-27.01, Schoenberg Family Papers],
[Sub-Collection 2: RG-27.02, Aberbach Family Collection],
[Sub-Collection 3: RG-27.03, Egon Zeisl Documents],
[Sub-Collection 4: RG-27.04, Wilhelm Zeisl Documents],
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Sub-Collection 1: RG-27.01, Schoenberg Family Papers

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-27.01.01, Affidavit in support of Else Schoenberg produced by Ewald Schniewind

Affidavit in support of Else Schoenberg produced by Ewald Schniewind

Subject/Index Terms:: Schoenberg, Else; Schniewind, Ewald; Affidavit; Documents in English language; English, language; Legal document; Emigration from Nazi Germany to the United States; United States (1900 -- 1939); New York (New York, United States); Gurs (France: Internment Camp); Correspondence to the Gurs internment camp; France (1940 -- 1945)

Creators:: Schniewind, Ewald (1 January 1941); Schoenberg family; Schoenberg, Else (1941)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-27.01.02, Arnold Schoenberg to Else Schoenberg, Letter

Arnold Schoenberg to Else Schoenberg, letter

Subject/Index Terms:: Schoenberg, Else; Documents in English language; English, language; Los Angeles (California, United States); Black market activities in the Holocaust; Correspondence in English language; United States (1945 -- 1960); Schoenberg, Arnold; Emigration from Nazi Germany to the United States

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arnold (24 October 1945); Schoenberg, Else (1941); Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-27.01.03, Arnold Schoenberg obituary, Arbeiter-Zeitung, Vienna

Arnold Schoenberg obituary, Arbeiter-Zeitung, Vienna

Subject/Index Terms:: Documents in German language; German, language; Death notices and obituaries; German newspaper; Vienna (Austria); Vienna (1945 -- Present); Schoenberg, Arnold; Los Angeles (California, United States); New York (New York, United States)

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arnold (24 October 1945); Schoenberg family; Arbeiter-Zeitung (1951)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-27.01.04, Arnold Schoenberg obituary, English translation

Arnold Schoenberg obituary, English translation

Subject/Index Terms:: Death notices and obituaries; German newspaper; Schoenberg, Arnold; Vienna (1945 -- Present); Vienna (Austria); Los Angeles (California, United States); New York (New York, United States); Documents in English language; English, language; documents translated from German

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arnold (24 October 1945); Schoenberg family; Arbeiter-Zeitung (1951)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-27.01.05, Arthur and Eveline (Eva) Schoenberg, Certificate about deportation and death in Theresienstadt, Czechoslovakia

Arthur and Eveline (Eva) Schoenberg, certificate about deportation and death in Theresienstadt, Czechoslavakia

Subject/Index Terms:: Theresienstadt (Czechoslovakia); English, language; Czech, language; Documents in English language; Documents in Czech language; Legal document; Czechoslovakia (1945--1991); Czechoslovak Ministry of Welfare

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg, Eveline (Eva) (1949)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 6: RG-27.01.06, Arthur and Eveline Schoenberg marriage certificate

Arthur and Eveline Schoenberg marriage certificate

Subject/Index Terms:: German, language; Documents in German language; Legal document; Jewish Marriage; Marriage certificates; Schoenberg, Arthur; Jewish cultural community of Vienna; Schoenberg, Eveline; Austria (1946-present)

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg, Eveline (Eva) (1949); Jewish Cultural Community of Vienna (1942)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 7: RG-27.01.07, Arthur and Eveline Schoenberg, Photograph, undated

Photograph, Arthur and Eveline Schoenberg

Subject/Index Terms:: family photographs; Photographs, children; Photographs, family members; Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg, Eveline

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg, Eveline (Eva) (1949); Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 8: RG-27.01.08, Arthur Schoenberg appeals the upcoming revocation of his German citizenship (English), 1934

Arthur Schoenberg appeals the upcoming revocation of his German citizenship

Subject/Index Terms:: City Council of Munich; Schoenberg, Arthur; Documents in English language; English, language; Correspondence in English language; Germany (1933 -- 1945); Vienna (Austria); Austria (1933-1939); Munich (Germany); Appeal for Citizenship; Legal document; Berlin (Germany); German citizenship; documents translated from German

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 9: RG-27.01.09, Arthur Schoenberg to the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior on the question of retaining his German citizenship

Arthur Schoenberg to the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior on the question of retaining German citizenship

Subject/Index Terms:: German, language; Documents in German language; Correspondence in German language; German citizenship; Germany (1933 -- 1945); Bavaria (Germany); Bavarian Ministry of the Interior; Schoenberg, Arthur; Legal document; Appeal for Citizenship

Creators:: Schoenberg family; Schoenberg, Arthur; Bavarian Ministry of the Interior

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 10: RG-27.01.10, Arthur Schoenberg to the City Council of Munich on the question of retaining his German citizenship

Arthur Schoenberg to the City Council of Munich on the question of retaining German citizenship

Subject/Index Terms:: German, language; Documents in German language; Correspondence in German language; German citizenship; Germany (1933 -- 1945); Munich (Germany); City Council of Munich; Schoenberg, Arthur; Legal document; Appeal for Citizenship

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family; City Council of Munich

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 11: RG-27.01.11, Arthur Schoenberg, A group photograph in front of the German Museum in Munich

Arthur Schoenberg in a group photograph in front of the German Museum in Munich

Subject/Index Terms:: German Museum in Munich; family photographs; Photographs, family members; Schoenberg, Arthur; Munich (Germany)

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 12: RG-27.01.12, Arthur Schoenberg, Diagrams, Scheme of electricity distribution in Yugoslavia

Diagrams of electricity distribution in Yugoslavia drafted by Arthur Schoenberg

Subject/Index Terms:: German, language; Documents in German language; Diagrams, Electrical; Yugoslavia (1941--1945)

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 13: RG-27.01.13, Arthur Schoenberg, Diploma of Recognition by the German Museum in Munich, 1930, 1930

Diploma of Recognition by the German Museum in Munich awarded to Arthur Schoenberg in the year 1930

Subject/Index Terms:: German Museum in Munich; Munich (Germany); Germany (1900 -- 1939); German, language; Documents in German language; Photographs, diplomats; Schoenberg, Arthur

Creators:: Schoenberg family; Schoenberg, Arthur

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 14: RG-27.01.14, Arthur Schoenberg, Diploma, 1926, 1926

Diploma given to Arthur Schoenberg in the year 1926

Subject/Index Terms:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Universities, Diplomas; German, language; Documents in German language

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 15: RG-27.01.15, Arthur Schoenberg, Electrical network map of Yugoslavia

An electrical network map of Yugoslavia drafted by Arthur Schoenberg

Subject/Index Terms:: Yugoslavia (1918--1941); Schoenberg, Arthur; German, language; Documents in German language; Maps and border lines; Diagrams, Electrical

Creators:: Schoenberg family; Schoenberg, Arthur

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 16: RG-27.01.16, Arthur Schoenberg, German Museum in Munich, Public gathering for a concert

Public gathering for a concert at the German Museum in Munich in which Arthur Schoenberg is in attendance

Subject/Index Terms:: German Museum in Munich; family photographs; Photographs, Cultural Life in Germany; Munich (Germany)

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 17: RG-27.01.17, Arthur Schoenberg, Group photograph on the visit to the Economy and Society Museum in Duesseldorf, 1931

Group photograph of a visit to the Economy and Society Museum in Duessdorf, 1931, with Arthur Schoenberg

Subject/Index Terms:: Photographs, family members; family photographs; Schoenberg, Arthur; Germany (1900 -- 1939); Economy and Society Museum in Duesseldorf; Duesseldorf (Germany)

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 18: RG-27.01.18, Arthur Schoenberg, Group photograph on the visit to the Economy and Society Museum in Duesseldorf, 1931 (backside)

Backside of the group photograph taken during a visit to the Economy and Society Museum in Duesseldorf, 1931

Subject/Index Terms:: German, language; Photographs, family members; family photographs; Schoenberg, Arthur; Germany (1900 -- 1939); Economy and Society Museum in Duesseldorf; Duesseldorf (Germany)

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 19: RG-27.01.19, Arthur Schoenberg, Inheritance, 1950

Arthur Schoenberg's Inheritance

Subject/Index Terms:: Legal document; Schoenberg, Arthur; German, language; Documents in German language; Document of Inheritance

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 20: RG-27.01.20, Arthur Schoenberg, Photograph of the postcard to Gisela Cohn in Vienna, 1884, 1884

Photograph of a postcard to Gisela Cohn in Vienna sent 1884 by Arthur Schoenberg

Subject/Index Terms:: Berlin (Germany); Vienna (Austria); Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg, Heinrich (Henri); Cohn, Gisela; Germany (1871 -- 1914); Austria (1871 -- 1914); family photographs; Photographs, family members; postcards; Personal correspondence; German, language; Documents in German language

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family; Cohn, Gisela (1884)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 21: RG-27.01.21, Arthur Schoenberg, Postcard to his daughter from Eisenach

Postcard to Arthur Schoenberg's daughter from Eisenach

Subject/Index Terms:: Eisenach (Germany); Photographs, cities; Schoenberg, Else; postcards; Postal Stamp; Schoenberg, Arthur; Personal correspondence; German, language; Documents in German language; Correspondence in German language

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 22: RG-27.01.22, Arthur Schoenberg, Postcard to his wife from Bamberg

Postcard to Arthur Schoenberg's wife from Bamberg

Subject/Index Terms:: Bamberg (Germany); Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg, Eveline; Photographs, cities; postcards; German, language; Documents in German language; Correspondence in German language; Personal correspondence; Bavaria (Germany); Bavaria (Germany: Region); English, language

Creators:: Schoenberg family; Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg, Eveline (Eva) (1949)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 23: RG-27.01.23, Arthur Schoenberg, Postcard to his wife Eva from Eisenbach

Postcard from Arthur Schoenberg to his wife Eva from Eisenbach

Subject/Index Terms:: Eisenbach (Germany); German, language; Documents in German language; Correspondence in German language; Personal correspondence; Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg, Eveline; Photographs, cities; postcards; English, language; Postal Stamp

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family; Schoenberg, Eveline (Eva) (1949)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 24: RG-27.01.24, Arthur Schoenberg, Project for a New Electrical Distribution for Yugoslavia

Arthur Schoenberg's Project for a New Electrical Distribution for Yugoslavia

Subject/Index Terms:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Yugoslavia; German, language; Documents in German language; Legal document; Diagrams, Electrical

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 25: RG-27.01.25, Arthur Schoenberg, Royal Bavarian Diploma, His service for the war effort is recognized, 1916

A Royal Bavarian Diploma in which Arthur Schoenberg's service for the war effort is recognized

Subject/Index Terms:: Bavaria (Germany); Bavaria (Germany: Region); Royal Bavarian Diploma; German, language; Documents in German language; Legal document; Germany (1900 -- 1939); Recognition of Service; English, language; Rewards and Recognitions

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 26: RG-27.01.26, Arthur Schoenberg, Royal Bavarian Diploma, 1906, 1906

Royal Bavarian Diploma awarded to Arthur Schoenberg, 1906

Subject/Index Terms:: Bavaria (Germany); Bavaria (Germany: Region); Royal Bavarian Diploma; German, language; Documents in German language; Legal document; Germany (1900 -- 1939); Recognition of Service; English, language; Rewards and Recognitions

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 27: RG-27.01.27, Arthur Schoenberg, Royal Bavarian Diploma, 1910, 1910

Royal Bavarian Diploma awarded to Arthur Schoenberg, 1910

Subject/Index Terms:: Bavaria (Germany); Bavaria (Germany: Region); Royal Bavarian Diploma; German, language; Documents in German language; Legal document; Germany (1900 -- 1939); Recognition of Service; Rewards and Recognitions; English, language

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 28: RG-27.01.28, Arthur Schoenberg, Weimar Republic state diploma, 1925, 1925

Weimar Republic state diploma awarded to Arthur Schoenberg, 1925

Subject/Index Terms:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Documents issued by the local and central authorities of Weimar Republic, 1919 -- 1933; Weimar Republic, 1919 -- 1933; German, language; Documents in German language; Legal document; Recognition of Service; Rewards and Recognitions; The First World War, 1914 -- 1918; English, language; Germany (1900 -- 1939)

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family; Government of Weimar Republic (1918 -- 1933)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 29: RG-27.01.29, Else Schoenberg, Notification from the government of Upper Bavaria of revocation of her German citizenship, 1935

Notification from the government of Upper Bavaria of revocation of Else Schoenberg's German citizenship

Subject/Index Terms:: German, language; Documents in German language; Correspondence in German language; Postal Stamp; German citizenship; Schoenberg, Else; Bavaria (Germany); Bavaria (Germany: Region); Germany (1933 -- 1945); Paris (France); France (1900 -- 1933); English, language

Creators:: Schoenberg, Else (1941); Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 30: RG-27.01.30, Elsa Schoenberg, Certificate of naturalization, France, 1959

Certificate of Elsa Schoenberg's naturalization in France

Subject/Index Terms:: French, language; Documents in French language; Correspondence in French language; Postal Stamp; France (1945--Present); English, language; French citizenship; Paris (France); Schoenberg, Else

Creators:: Schoenberg, Else (1941); Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 31: RG-27.01.31, Elsa Schoenberg, Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae for Elsa Schoenberg

Subject/Index Terms:: Schoenberg, Else; English, language; Documents in English language; Munich (Germany); Curriculum Vitae; Germany (1900 -- 1939); Paris (France); Legal document; Education and training

Creators:: Schoenberg, Else (1941); Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 32: RG-27.01.32, Else Schoenberg, French permanent work permit, 1948

French permanent work permit issued to Elsa Schoenberg

Subject/Index Terms:: French, language; Documents in French language; Legal document; Schoenberg, Else; work permits; Munich (Germany); Paris (France); France (1945--Present); Germany (1900 -- 1939); English, language

Creators:: Schoenberg, Else (1941); Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 33: RG-27.01.33, Else Schoenberg, Letter from Rudolf Miller with regard to Arthur prewar plan on Yugoslavian electrical project, 1955

Letter from Rudolf Miller with regard to Arthur Schoenberg's prewar plan on Yugoslavian electrical project to Else Schoenberg

Subject/Index Terms:: German, language; English, language; Documents in German language; Correspondence in German language; Schoenberg, Else; Schoenberg, Arthur; Miller, Rudolf; Yugoslavia; Paris (France); France (1945--Present)

Creators:: Schoenberg, Else (1941); Schoenberg family; Miller, Rudolf (1955); Schoenberg, Arthur

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 34: RG-27.01.34, Eveline Schoenberg, Inheritance, 1950

Eveline Schoenberg's Inheritance

Subject/Index Terms:: German, language; Documents in German language; Document of Inheritance; English, language; Schoenberg, Eveline; Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg, Else

Creators:: Schoenberg, Eveline (Eva) (1949); Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 35: RG-27.01.35, Ewald Schniewind, Photocopy of the check as proof of his payment of federal taxes, 1940

Proof of payment of federal taxes in the form of a photocopy of the check. By Ewald Schniewind.

Subject/Index Terms:: New York (New York, United States); Schniewind, Ewald; English, language; Documents in English language; United States (1939 -- 1945); Affidavit

Creators:: Schniewind, Ewald (1 January 1941)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 36: RG-27.01.36, Letter from Arthur Schoenberg's acquaintance from Theresienstadt to Martin Bach in Zuerich, 1943

Letter from Arthur Schoenberg's acquaintance from Theresienstadt to Martin Bach in Zuerich

Subject/Index Terms:: Schoenberg, Arthur; German, language; Documents in German language; Theresienstadt (Czechoslovakia); Correspondence in German language; English, language; Postal Stamp; Bach, Martin

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family; Bach, Martin (1943)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 37: RG-27.01.37, Letter from Arthur Schoenberg in Munich to Martin Bach in Zuerich, 1942

Letter from Arthur Schoenberg in Munich to Martin Bach in Zuerich

Subject/Index Terms:: German, language; Documents in German language; Correspondence in German language; Schoenberg, Arthur; Bach, Martin; Munich (Germany); Zurich (Switzerland); Switzerland (1939 -- 1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945); English, language; Postal Stamp; swastika; Nazi, postal stamps; Schoenberg, Else

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family; Bach, Martin (1943)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 38: RG-27.01.38, Letter from Arthur Schoenberg to Ewald Schniewind with request to help his daughter Else (English translation), 1942

Arthur Schoenberg to Ewald Schniewind, request to help his daughter Else

Subject/Index Terms:: documents translated from German; English, language; Documents in English language; Schoenberg, Arthur; Bach, Martin; Munich (Germany); Zurich (Switzerland); Switzerland (1939 -- 1945); Germany (1933 -- 1945)

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family; Bach, Martin (1943)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 39: RG-27.01.39, Letter from Arthur Schoenberg to Ewald Schniewind with request for help to his daughter Else, 1940

Untranslated letter from 27.01.38 in which Arthur Schoenberg writes to Ewald Schniewind with a request to help his daughter Else

Subject/Index Terms:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schniewind, Ewald; Schoenberg, Else; German, language; Documents in German language; Correspondence in German language; New York (New York, United States); Munich (Germany); Germany (1933 -- 1945); United States (1939 -- 1945); Postal Stamp; Nazi, postal stamps; English, language; swastika

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schniewind, Ewald (1 January 1941); Schoenberg family

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 40: RG-27.01.40, Lotte Ernst, Inheritance, 1950

Lotte Ernst's Inheritance

Subject/Index Terms:: German, language; Documents in German language; Legal document; English, language; Munich (Germany); Germany (1945--1990); Document of Inheritance; Ernst, Lotte; Ernst, Michel; Paris (France); France (1945--Present)

Creators:: Ernst, Lotte (1950)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 41: RG-27.01.41, Schoenberg to the City Council of Munich (English), 1934

Letter from Schoenberg to the City Council of Munich translated into English

Subject/Index Terms:: City Council of Munich; Schoenberg, Arthur; English, language; Documents in English language; Correspondence in English language; Munich (Germany); Germany (1933 -- 1945); German citizenship; Vienna (Austria); Austria (1874 -- 1898); Berlin (Germany); Czechoslovakia (Europe); Appeal for Citizenship

Creators:: Schoenberg, Arthur; Schoenberg family; City Council of Munich