us-005578-irn61151
has or had some members with language: deu
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1939-12-31
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1939-01-01
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn61151/alternateIDs/1
has or had holder: us-005578
identifier: irn61151
biographical history: Dr. Herman Tersch (1895-1976), an Austrian Jew, was born on October 8, 1895 in Vienna to Adolf and Amalia Tersch (nee Schmied). Prior to World War II, he earned a doctoral law degree from the University of Vienna but never practiced law. Herman’s wife Josephine Tersch (1899-1984) was born on June 6, 1899 in Vienna. Josephine’s family was not Jewish. She was a housewife. They had two daughters, Gertrude “Trudi” (June 2, 1924-October 12, 2006) and Edith (b. March 3, 1928). In 1938, Herman was fired from his job at an export company. On one occasion, Tersch and other Jews were forced to scrub the streets of Vienna with toothbrushes. The day following Kristallnacht, Tersch was expected to report to the Social Security office in order to collection his unemployment payment. Instead, Tersch signed over power of attorney to his wife Josephine, who was not Jewish, and she went to the office to collect the payment. Desperate to leave Vienna and immigrate to the United States, Tersch reached out to various organizations. Raymond E. Law (b. 12/11/1894), the president of the Exchange National Bank in Chicago and a Catholic, filed an affidavit in support of the Tersch family. The Tersch family left Vienna on August 24, 1939 with two steamer trunks and 10 Austrian schillings per person. The family was delayed for six weeks in Trieste, Italy. With limited financial resources, the family depended on a loan from a former co-worker of Herman’s and unnamed Jewish agencies. The family set sail on the Saturnia and arrived in New York, New York on October 12, 1939. The next day the family traveled to Chicago, Illinois, where they settled. In preparation for the family’s arrival, Law had rented a furnished apartment in Hyde Park, Chicago, and stocked the pantry. Several other refugees had settled in the area of Hyde Park. The Tersch family sent correspondence and money to family members in Europe. However, correspondence stopped in 1941. Norbert Tersch, an Austrian Jew, was born on Decemb…
has or had some members with language: eng
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results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn61151/acquisitions/1
record resource structure: Series 1: Biographical materials, 1939 Series 2: Affidavit, 1939
conditions of use: Copyright Holder: Ms. Edith Strauss
archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
scope and content: The Tersch family papers contains German issued Jewish passports for Dr. Herman Tersch and his daughter Edith Tersch, dated May 1939, and official notification documents regarding the confirmation of Dr. Hermann Tersch and Edith Tersch’s residency in Vienna, Austria, undated. Also included is an Affidavit of Support dated June 24, 1939, filed by Raymond E. Law in Chicago, Illinois offering support for the Tersch family. The Tersch family papers include German issued Jewish passports for “Dr. Herman Israel Tersch” and “Edith Sara Tersch” dated May 8, 1939 and May 9, 1939. Official notification documents regarding the confirmation of Herman and Edith’s residency in Vienna, Austria, undated. A United States of America Affidavit of Support, dated June 24, 1939, filed by Raymond E. Law, a Catholic living in Chicago, Illinois, for support of the Tersch family including Herman Tersch (1895-1976), Josephine Tersch (1899-1984), Gertrude “Trudi” Tersch (1924-2006), and Edith Tersch (1928- ).
record resource extent: folder 2
type: RecordSet
title: Tersch family papers