Max and Lotte Wertheim papers

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 

Max Wertheim (b. 1891) was born on 2 June 1891 in the village of Helmarshausen, Germany to Joseph and Johanne (née Hecht) Wertheim. He had three brothers: Julius, Albert, and Sigmund. He was a merchant and served in the German army during World War I, earning the Iron Cross. Max married Charlotte Herta Nassau (later known as Lotte Wertheim, b. 1905) on 5 March 1929. Lotte was born on 26 December 1905 in Warburg, Germany to Benjamin and Julie (née Steinberg) Nassau. Max and Lotte’s son Klaus-Helmut (later Stanley) was born on 11 November 1930 in Warburg. With the help of Max’s cousin Ted Husing, a well-known sports announcer, whom Max met in Berlin during the 1936 Olympics, the Wertheims were able to secure visas for immigration to the United States. On 19 February 1937 they immigrated to the United States aboard the SS Manhattan. The family settled in New York. Charlotte Herta Nassau (later known as Lotte Wertheim, b. 1905) was born on 26 December 1905 in Warburg, Germany to Benjamin and Julie (née Steinberg) Nassau. She married Max Wertheim on 5 March 1929. Max Wertheim (b. 1891) was born on 2 June 1891 in the village of Helmarshausen, Germany to Joseph and Johanne (née Hecht) Wertheim. He had three brothers: Julius, Albert, and Sigmund. He was a merchant and served in the German army during World War I, earning the Iron Cross. Max and Lotte’s son Klaus-Helmut (later Stanley) was born on 11 November 1930 in Warburg. With the help of Max’s cousin Ted Husing, a well-known sports announcer, whom Max met in Berlin during the 1936 Olympics, the Wertheims were able to secure visas for immigration to the United States. On 19 February 1937 they immigrated to the United States aboard the SS Manhattan. The family settled in New York. 

Max and Lotte Wertheim papers 

box book enclosures oversize folder 1 2 1 

The collection documents the prewar and wartime lives of Max and Lotte Wertheim and their son Stanley Wertheim, originally of Warburg, Germany, including their immigration to the United States in 1937. Documents consist of identification and family papers including birth and marriage certificates, German passports, a family book (Stammbuch), Lotte’s autograph book, and immigration papers. Photographs include depictions of prewar family life, portraits, vacations, and Stanley’s childhood. 

The collection is arranged as two series. Series 1. Biographical material, 1913-2002 Series 2. Photographs, circa 1910-1958