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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, May 24, 1936

  • 1936-May-24

  Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) writes to his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) to tell him about his progress in finding a new position. He tells his father that Hans Heinrich Franck (1882-1964) has said that he is having…

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Subject World War (1939-1945), Job hunting, Chemists, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Franck, Hans Heinrich, 1888-1961
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  2 items
  Records (Documents)

  Excerpt from the "Registry of Jewish Births" kept by the former Royal District Court of Glogow

  • 1938

  This document contains an excerpt of Georg Bredig's (1868-1944) birth certificate from the "Registry of Jewish Births" kept by the former Royal District Court of Glogow. It includes the names of Bredig's parents, where…

  • Contributor Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Subject Emigration and immigration, Birth certificates, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, World War (1939-1945), Registers of births, etc., Registers (Lists)
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  2 items
  Ephemera, Publications

  Naturalization Halted

  • After 1938 – before 1944

  Article (lower right) Naturalization Halted, reports that German and Italian immigrants are now considered to be "Enemy Aliens" in the United States and will no longer have access to naturalization. 450,000…

  • Subject Naturalization, Noncitizens, World War (1939-1945), Immigration and Nationality Act (United States), Newspapers
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  Ephemera

  We're Buying At Least 10%

  • After 1938 – before 1944

  • Subject World War (1939-1945), Bonds
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, January 10, 1938

  • 1938-Jan-10

  Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) writes to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) about their family leaving Germany. Marianne writes that their father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), could go to England if Max is able to support him…

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Kindertransports (Rescue operations), Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, World War (1939-1945), Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Third Reich
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Marianne Homburger to Fridel Halstead, November 17, 1938

  • 1938-Nov-17

  Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) asks Fridel Halstead to help her step-children Walter, Wolfgang, and Peter Homburger leave Germany. Marianne hopes that the children will go to the United States. In 1939, the children…

  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Addressee Halstead, Fridel G.
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Halstead, Fridel G., Emigration and immigration, World War (1939-1945), Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Third Reich
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  Records (Documents)

  Affidavit of Support from Ernst M. Alder for Victor Homburger

  • 1938-Nov-28

  Affidavit of Support from Ernst M. Alder (1906-) for his friend Victor Homburger (1888-1968).

  • Author Alder, Ernst M. , 1906-
  • Subject Alder, Ernst M. , 1906-, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Affidavits, Emigration and immigration, World War (1939-1945)
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Fridel G. Halstead, November 29, 1938

  • 1938-Nov-29

  Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) writes to Fridel G. Halstead about his family in Germany. He discusses Viktor Homburger’s (1888-1968) arrest and detention in the Dachau concentration camp. Bredig says that he is prepared…

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Addressee Halstead, Fridel G.
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Halstead, Fridel G., Homburger, Walter, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Affidavits, World War (1939-1945), Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Emigration and immigration, Nazi concentration camps
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  6 items
  Records (Documents)

  Affidavits of Support from Max Bredig for Victor and Marianne Homburger

  • 1938-Dec – 1940-Nov

  Affidavits of support from Max Bredig (1902-1977) for his sister, Marianne Homburger (1903-1986), and his brother-in-law, Victor Homburger (1888-1968). The affidavits include a written portion and a form, which contains…

  • Contributor Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Affidavits, Emigration and immigration, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), World War (1939-1945)
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Ernst Alder to Max Bredig

  • 1938-Dec-07

  E.M. Adler advises Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) that he acquire Viktor Homburger (1888-1968) and Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) affidavits for immigration. Alder suggests that there be two affidavits, one from Bredig…

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Alder, Ernst M. , 1906-
  • Subject Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Alder, Ernst M. , 1906-, Affidavits, Emigration and immigration, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), World War (1939-1945)
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Ernst Alder

  • 1938-Dec-08

  Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) thanks E.M. Adler for his advice regarding Viktor Homburger (1888-1968) and Marianne Homburger (1903-1986). Bredig asks questions about the process of getting his family out of Europe and…

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Addressee Alder, Ernst M. , 1906-
  • Subject Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Alder, Ernst M. , 1906-, Emigration and immigration, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), World War (1939-1945)
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  2 items
  Ephemera, Publications

  Newspaper article from the "Jüdische Nachrichten Blatt", January 20, 1939

  • 1939-Jan

  This article from the German-language periodical "Jüdische Nachrichten Blatt" describes the possibility of new immigration policies for German and Central European Jews in Canada in the winter of 1939.

  • Subject Canada, Refugees, Newspapers, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.), World War (1939-1945), Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Jews, German
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig and Viktor and Marianne Homburger, January 2, 1939

  • 1939-Jan-02

  Max Albert Bredig discusses with his sister, Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) and brother-in-law, Viktor Homburger (1888-1968) how Max might help them escape Germany.

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, World War (1939-1945), Jewish refugees, Emigration and immigration, Antisemitism, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945)
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Marianne and Viktor Homburger to Max Bredig, January 4, 1939

  • 1939-Jan-04

  Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968) thank Max Bredig (1902-1977) for his efforts to help them emigrate from Germany. Marianne Homburger additionally reports that her three step-children…

  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Kindertransports (Rescue operations), World War (1939-1945)
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Ernst Cohen, January, 1939

  • 1939-Jan-08

  Due to antisemitism, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) needs to leave Germany and seek refuge with Ernst Cohen (1869-1944) in Holland until he can immigrate to the United States. His son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), writes to Cohen…

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Addressee Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944
  • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944, World War (1939-1945), Emigration and immigration, Jewish refugees
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Georg Bredig, January 8, 1939

  • 1939-Jan-08

  Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) tells his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) that he will send him a guarantee of financial support while he is in Holland. Georg fled to Holland to stay with Ernst Cohen (1869-1944) when it…

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Subject Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Emigration and immigration, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), World War (1939-1945), Vanadium Corporation of America
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, January 22, 1939

  • 1939-Jan-22

  In a letter to her brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) describes her family's emigration difficulties in Germany. She additionally provides an update on her three step-children, who departed…

  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Third Reich, Kindertransports (Rescue operations), World War (1939-1945)
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Salomea Fajans, February 1939

  • 1939-Feb-04

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) thanks Solomea Fajans (1889-1982) for her concern for his family members in Nazi-occupied Germany, who have requested immigration assistance. Bredig explains that it will be very difficult to…

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Addressee Fajans, Salomea
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Emigration and immigration, Jewish refugees, World War (1939-1945), Affidavits
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Viktor Homburger to Max Bredig, February 26, 1939

  • 1939-Feb-26

  Letter from Viktor Homburger (1888-1968) to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). Viktor tells Max that he is waiting for his children to go to England via Kindertransport. Viktor and Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) plan to…

  • Author Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, World War (1939-1945), Kindertransports (Rescue operations), Third Reich
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  3 items
  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, April 2, 1939

  • 1939-Apr-02

  In a letter to her brother, Max Bredig (1902-1977), Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) discusses emigration difficulties in Germany and plans to send her three step-children to England on a Kindertransport. The…

  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Kindertransports (Rescue operations), World War (1939-1945)
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  2 items
  Postcards, Personal correspondence

  Postcard from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, May 25, 1939

  • 1939-May-25

  Postcard from Marianne homburger (1903-1986) to her brother, Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). Marianne updates Max on her and her family's visa applications.

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Emigration and immigration, World War (1939-1945), Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Third Reich
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  2 items
  Postcards, Personal correspondence

  Postcard from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, August 26, 1939

  • 1939-Aug-26

  Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) tells Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) that their father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) doesn't want to leave Germany yet. This is because Marianne and her family cannot at this time. They…

  • Addressee Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), World War (1939-1945), Emigration and immigration, Refugees, Jewish refugees, Third Reich
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  2 items
  Postcards, Personal correspondence

  Postcard to Max Bredig from his family, September 6, 1939

  • 1939-Sep-06

  Letter to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) signed by Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968). The postcard updates Max on the family's travel plans.

  • Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), World War (1939-1945), Third Reich
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence, Postcards

  Postcard from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, October 16, 1939

  • 1939-Oct-16

  Georg Bredig (1868-1944) updates his son Max Bredig (1902-1977) on the circumstances in Bleicherode. After the events of Kristallnacht the year before, Georg, Marianne Homburger (1903-1986), and Viktor Homburger…

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Kristallnacht (1938), World War (1939-1945), Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945)
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence, Postcards

  Postcard to Max Bredig from his family, November 2, 1939

  • 1939-Nov-02 – 1939-Nov-03

  Postcard from Marianne homburger (1903-1986) to her brother Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). Homburger tells Bredig that their father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) left for the Netherlands.

  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, World War (1939-1945), Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944