Lorenzen family collection

Contains documents and photographs illustrating the experiences of Hans and Berta Lorenzen and their daughters Ruth [donor] and Anne Marie, a Jewish family who remained in Feudenheim and Mannheim, Germany through the Nazi era. Hans Lorenzen converted to Judaism; his wife and daughters evaded deportation, and Berta labored in a brush factory while Hans continued to work for Daimler-Benz until 1946, when the family immigrated to the United States. Copyright Holder: Ms. Ilse Weinberg