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archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
biographical history: Simche Münzer (Simcha / Siegfried Minzer, 1904-1945) was born on September 6, 1904, in Kanczuga, Poland to Moses Aron Münzer and Esther Malka Münzer (née Einhorn). Gisele (Gitel, 1905-2001) was born on May 20, 1905, in Rymanów, Poland. The couple, distantly related cousins, met when they were teenagers. In the late 1920’s, Simche moved to The Hague, where his brother Emil lived and opened a tailoring business. Gisele moved to Berlin, Germany to be with her brother and sister. She worked in her sibling’s tailoring business. Gisele moved to The Hague in December 1932. Giesele and Simche wed on December 16, 1932. Their daughter Eva was born on July 10, 1936, and their second, Leana (Liane) was born on November 12, 1938. On May 10, 1940, Germany invaded the Netherlands. In August 1941, following the advice of their Catholic neighbors Jo and Ko Van Luhrmann, the Münzers registered their daughters at a Catholic school. In 1941, Gisele became pregnant and her obstetrician advised that she have an abortion. She refused and as a result the doctor refused to treat Gisele. Alfred Münzer was born in November 1941. Despite it being an indication of Jewish faith, the Münzers had their son circumcised. On May 21, 1942, Simche was ordered to report to a German labor camp but evaded the order by checking into a hospital for a hernia operation. By September 1942, it was apparent the entire family needed to go into hiding. Simche faked a suicide attempt in order to be committed to a psychiatric hospital. Gisele sold the family’s possessions and secured hiding places for their children. She then joined Simche at the Remarrkliniek hospital where she worked as a nurse’s assistant. On December 26, 1942, the clinic was raided by the Germans. The patients and staff, including Gisele and Simche Münzer were arrested and sent to the Spinoza house which the Germans used as a detention center in The Hague. In January 1943 they were sent to Westerbork. On February 20, 1943, they were was transfer…
date: circa 1935-2008
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record resource extent: folders oversize folders 3 5
record resource structure: The Münzer family papers are arranged in three series. Series 1: Biographical materials, 1958, 2008 Series 2: Photographs, circa 1935-1941 Series 3: Printed materials, 1941, 2008
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scope and content: The Münzer family papers consist of photographs and documents relating to the Holocaust experiences of the Münzer family. The photographs include pre-war photographs of the Münzer family in the Netherlands, Alfred Münzer’s brit milah, Mary Madna performing in an operetta by Fritz Hirsch, the Fritz Hirsch Company performing an operetta, and two colorized portraits of Eva and Liane Münzer. The Red Cross documentation describes the fate of Simche Münzer and Eva Münzer. Simche Münzer died on July 25, 1945 shortly after his liberation from the Ebensee concentration camp. Eva Münzer perished at the Auschwitz concentration camp on February 11, 1944. Also included is the front page of The Bellingham Herald with the headline “Nazis to Use Gas, Knox Fears,” January 31, 1941. The papers also include materials relating to Holocaust remembrance events in Rymanów, Poland in 2008. These include"Days of Remembrance in Rymanów" a brief memoir written by Dr. Alfred Munzer after his trip to Rymanów, Poland; a brochure and schedule of events; a poster; and a newspaper reporting on the Holocaust remembrance ceremonies.
title: Münzer family papers