us-005578-irn34264
type: RecordSet
archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
biographical history: Barech (1886-1966; later known as Bernard Dubia) was married to Golda (1891-1954; née Bleiman). They lived in Łódź, where they had three daughters, Helena (1914-1992, known as Hella); Bronia (b. 1916; later Bronia Netzky); and Bella (1924-1988; later Bella Mlodinoff). The family later moved to Essen, Germany. Hella married Hans Meyer (1905-1944) and they immigrated to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1937. They divorced by 1942. Bronia immigrated to the United States in 1938, and settled in Chicago. In 1938, Barech, Golda, and Bella began planning to flee Nazi Germany. They booked passage on the MS. St. Louis with the intention of immigrating to the United States from Cuba. After passengers were not allowed to disembark in Cuba, the Dobiecki’s disembarked in England. They stayed there for approximately 6 months, and then immigrated to Brazil in 1940 to be with Hella. In 1942, Bella went to visit Bronia in Chicago, and while she was there her visa quota number came up, so she remained there. In 1943, Hella and her parents immigrated to the United States, settling in Los Angeles, California.
conditions of use: Copyright Holder: Ms. Rhonda Mlodinoff
has beginning date: 1922-01-01
has end date: 1977-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: por
has or had some members with language: eng
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had some members with language: spa
has or had some members with language: pol
has or had subject: 701
has or had subject: 843
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn34264
record resource extent: box oversize folder book enclosure 1 1 2
record resource structure: The collection is arranged as four series: Series 1: Biographical materials, 1922-1977; Series 2: Emigration and Immigration papers, 1938-1943; Series 3: Correspondence, 1935-1962; Series 4: Photographs, 1936-1945
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: The collection documents Barech and Golda Dobiecki and their daughter Bella’s experiences as they emigrated from Essen, Germany on the MS St. Louis 1939, their disembarkation in England, their immigration to Brazil, and their eventual immigration to the United States. The collection also documents the earlier immigrations of the Dobiecki’s daughters Hella to Brazil and the United States, and Bronia to the United States. Included are identification papers, restitution papers, immigration and travel documents, letters from the Jewish Refugees Committee while they were in England, correspondence, and photographs. The photographs include a photo album made of their passage on the MS St. Louis in 1939, and one documenting their trip from Brazil to the United States in 1943.
title: Dobiecki family papers