us-005578-irn713432
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scope and content: The Ostwald family collection consists of biographical materials, correspondence, diaries and memoirs, photographs, photo albums, and negatives related to the Ostwald family of Dortmund, Germany; the Strauss family; the Tendlau family; and the Weinberg family. The biographical materials series includes genealogy materials, family trees, and research files regarding various branches of the Ostwald family. The file on August Niemeyer (1887-1938), Martin Ostwald’s favorite Latin teacher, includes Niemeyer’s obituary and copy prints of the Dortmund school Martin attended. Materials relating to the Ostwald family include Martin Ostwald’s Germany passport, 1938; Canadian passports, 1946-1952, 1953-1956; a soccer certificate, 1937; Canadian Certificate of Naturalization, 1946; National Health and Pensions Insurance Card, 1940; and materials related to Martin Ostwald’s honorary degree from the University of Dortmund, November 2001; Max Ostwald’s obituary; and the text of a eulogy for Philippine Ostwald (1849-1935). Biographical materials relating to the Strauss and Weinberg families include school report cards and certificates for Gertrude and Louise Strauss; Gertrude Strauss’ Certificate of Naturalization, June 11, 1948; ephemera from Oscar and Emilie Weinberg’s trip to the Middle East, 1927; Emilie Weinberg’s German identification document, 1939; and Lore Weinberg’s school documents, 1938-1944. Also included is a photocopy and transcription of a letter written by Max Tendlau from the front in France during World War I. He was killed one month later on May 6, 1916. The correspondence series includes letters from various friends and family members related to the Ostwald family and the Weinberg family, 1898-2000s. The series also includes letters from Max and Hedwig Ostwald, 1938-1942; condolence letters sent to the family after Max Ostwald’s death at Theresienstadt in 1943; an album of postcards sent to Martin and Ernest Ostwald from various family members, circa 1920s; cor…
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conditions of use: Copyright Holder: Mr. David Ostwald
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biographical history: Philippine Ostwald (née Bachmann, 1849-1934), known as Oma Pinchen, married Markus Ostwald (1842-1914). They had four children: Johanna (later Johanna Rose, 1874-circa 1946), Emmy (later Emmy Klein, 1878-1942), Rosa (later Rosa Neukircher, 1881-1942), and Max Ostwald (1884-1943). Max Ostwald (June 6, 1884-September 7, 1943) married Hedwig Strauss (November 27, 1889-October 1944) on December 19, 1920 in Dortmund, Germany. They had two children, Martin (January 15, 1922-April 10, 2010) and Ernest Ostwald (March 15, 1923-May 1, 1967). Max worked as a lawyer in Dortmund, Germany. Max Ostwald was deported from Bielefeld to Theresienstadt on July 31, 1942 where he died on September 7, 1943. Hedwig was deported from Münster to Theresienstadt on August 1, 1942. On October 19, 1944 she was deported from Theresienstadt to Auschwitz where she died. Martin and Ernest Ostwald were imprisoned with their father in Sachenhausen. Their mother arranged passage for them on a Kindertransport. Martin and Ernest Ostwald were released from Sachsenhausen, and traveled on a Kindertransport to Holland and later England. Martin Ostwald married Lore Ursula Weinberg (b. April 8, 1924-2010) on December 27, 1948. They had two children Mark Francis Ostwald (June 23, 1952-September 17, 2013) and David Hugh Ostwald (b. July 10, 1955). Martin Ostwald died on April 10, 2010. Lore Ostwald died on May 14, 2010. Ernest Ostwald married Hannelore Wagner (Hanne, September 21, 1925-June 4, 2006) and they had two daughters, Nicola Helen (b. March 4, 1953) and Maxine Rachel (b. January 28, 1956). Ernest Ostwald died on May 1, 1967. Rosa Neukircher (née Ostwald, 1881-1942), sister of Max Ostwald, married Heinrich Neukircher (1868-1943). Their daughter Hella Neukircher was born in 1910. On September 10, 1930, Hella Neukircher married Julius (Julle) Goldschmidt (later Schmidt). Their daughter Marlene was born on July 19, 1932 and their daughter Joanne was born in 1941. They immigrated to the United States. Julius…
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record resource structure: The Ostwald family collection is arranged in nine series. Series 1. Biographical materials, 1938-2011, undated Series 2. Correspondence, 1898-2000s, undated Series 3. Subject files, circa 1950s-2000s, undated Series 4. Diaries and memoirs, 1896, 1913-1940, 1989-2010 Series 5: Printed materials, 1908-2001, undated Subseries A: Postcards, undated Subseries B: Newspapers, newspaper clippings, and publications, 1922-2001 Series 6: Miscellaneous, 1936, undated Series 7: Artwork, 1908 Series 8: Photographs albums, circa 1910s-1993 Subseries A. Ostwald family photograph albums, 1935, 1993 Subseries B. Strauss family photograph albums, circa 1910s-1925 Subseries C. Weinberg family photograph albums, circa 1910-1948 Series 9: Photographs and negatives, circa 1850s-2001 Subseries A: Ostwald family photographs, circa 1890s-2001 Subseries B: Strauss family photographs, circa 1900-1950s Subseries C: Tendlau family photographs, circa 1850s-1940s Subseries D: Weinberg family photographs, circa 1910s-1950s Subseries E: Various families, circa 1930-1990s
title: Ostwald family collection
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date: circa 1850-2011, circa 1890-1959
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record resource extent: boxes oversize boxes oversize folders book enclosures 8 3 4 3
archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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