us-005578-irn514310
type: RecordSet
archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
biographical history: Anna Stamm (b. 1886) was born Anna Silbermann and had three siblings: Walter, Martha, and Amalie Silbermann. Her husband, Gustav Stamm (b. 1887), had two brothers: Isidor and Alfred Stamm (1883-1942). Anna and Gustav immigrated to the United States from Frankfurt in 1939 with their children, Werner (Stanley, 1921-2005) and Liesel (Lee, 1920-2016). Walter Silbermann (b. approximately 1882) immigrated to the United States in 1938. Martha Silbermann Gross (1884-1942) and her husband Sally (Paul) Gross (1874-1942) committed suicide in Berlin in 1942 to avoid deportation. Amalie (Gertrude, Trude) Silbermann (1887-approximately 1942) and Isidor Stamm (1882-1943) were deported from Frankfurt to Theresienstadt in 1942. Isidor perished at Theresienstadt in 1943, and Amalie was transferred to Auschwitz, where she perished. Alfred Stamm was deported to Łódź in 1941 and died there in 1942.
has beginning date: 1938-01-01
has end date: 1942-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: deu
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn514310
record resource extent: box 1
record resource structure: The Stamm family papers are arranged as two series: I. Correspondence, 1939-1941, II. Lists, 1939-1942
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: The Stamm family papers consist of correspondence and lists documenting Anna and Gustav Stamm, their immigration to the United States in 1939, and Silbermann and Stamm family members and friends they left behind in Berlin and Frankfurt am Main. The correspondence describes loneliness; employment and health issues; hopes and plans for immigration to America, Brazil, Australia, and Shanghai; requests for financial help; gratitude for packages; and the birth of a baby boy. A 1939 list details the contents of one of the suitcases Anna Stamm brought to America, and a photocopy of a 1942 Theresienstadt transport list includes the names of Amalie Silbermann and Isidor Stamm.
title: Stamm family papers