Theodore Frankel collection

Theodore Frankel collection 

Theodore Frankel collection 

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This collection consists of correspondence to Theodore Frankel from friends and family after his emigration from Danzig to New York City in 1939, to attend Yeshiva University. Included is correspondence from his parents, Erna and Max Frankel, who remained in Danzig and perished in the Holocaust as well as correspondence from his brother Harry Frankel and other family members in Israel, the Netherlands, and England. Also included is a Danzig souvenir photograph album containing photographs of the family and of friends and copies of articles written in"Commentary" by Theodore Frankel in the 1950s about his experiences regarding antisemitism and the Holocaust. 

This collection is arranged as three series: Series 1: Correspondence, 1939-1943 Series 2: Miscellaneous Documents, 1940-195 Series 3: Photographs, undated Correspondence is arranged first by family and then alphabetically. The first 5 folders of Series 1 are family correspondence.