us-005578-irn516000-irn516327
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title: Ludwig Wertheim papers
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biographical history: Ludwig Wertheim was born on February 7, 1909, in Wurzburg, Germany, to Moritz (Moses) and Emma Nuernburger Wertheim. His father was born January 19, 1877, in Wehrda (Huenfeld), Germany, and the couple was married on February 24, 1908, in Lorenz-Nuremberg. His grandparents were Rudolf and Babette Fernberger Wertheim and Josef and Fanny Bernet Nuernberger. Moritz Wertheim was a wealthy wine merchant. They were observant Jews, but considered themselves Germans. Ludwig attended private schools. After graduation from trade school, he became a merchant in his father's business. The family had close business partners and friends in Bordeaux, France, and Ludwig visited them often. After Hitler's rise to power in 1933, it was decided that Ludwig would stay in France. Over several trips, he managed to smuggle many of the family’s valuables into France where he placed them in the Credit du Nord Bank. In April 1935, Ludwig was arrested by the Gestapo. He was briefly imprisoned and released on the condition that he leave the country. Ludwig lived comfortably in France, receiving presents on his 30th birthday in 1939 from his parents, who remained in Germany. His German passport was revoked, but he was issued French refugee papers with the help of a family friend, George Mendel, who was Secretary of the French Colonies. After Germany invaded, then occupied, France in May 1940, Ludwig joined the French Foreign Legion to avoid arrest. He served in the First Infantry Battalion in Sidi Bel-Abbes and was part of the 14th Infantry Unit for Foreigners, Group 881, from March 15, 1941, to June 4, 1944. He became part of the 12th Brigade AS de Correze from June 4 to October 4, 1944, and was demobilized on November 5, 1945. Ludwig returned to Bordeaux to claim his possessions at the Credit du Nord, but the contents, valued at 416,000 francs, had been looted by German troops. Ludwig was recognized as a stateless refugee in 1945 and began working as a wine merchant in southern Germany and Aus…
record resource extent: folders 5
scope and content: The papers consist of documents, photographs, family books, and a photograph album relating to the experiences of Ludwig Wertheim and his family in Würzburg, Germany, and France during the Holocaust. Also included in the collection are documents relating to Ruth Chotzen and her work with the Jewish Agency for Palestine organizing illegal immigration of refugees to Palestine.
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identifier: irn516327
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archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
is or was included in: us-005578-irn516000