Obersitzker family papers
Siegbert Obersitzker (later Siegbert Overs, 1891-1960) was born on 4 May 4 1891 in Wronke, Germany (Wronki, Poland) and lived in Berlin where he worked in business. He married a non-Jewish woman, Charlotte Reuter (later Charlotte Overs,1897-1970), in Berlin in 1925. Their son, Horst (later Harry Overs), was born in Berlin on 28 November 1930. They fled Berlin in December 1938 to Havana, Cuba, and immigrated to the United States in 1941. Charlotte's mother Franziska Reuter immigrated to the United States in 1947. The family later changed their last name to Overs. Documents and correspondence illustrating the experiences of Siegfried Obersitzker (a Polish born German Jew) and his wife Charlotte Reuter Obersitzker (a German born non-Jew) who fled from Berlin with their son Horst in December 1938 to Havana, Cuba where they remained until ultimately immigrating to the United States in 1941. Included are affidavits of support for the Obersitzkers, German passports, landing permits for Havana, as well as immigration correspondence for Charlotte's mother Franziska Reuter who emigrated from Berlin to the United States in 1947. Copyright Holder: Mr. Allen D. Rill
- EHRI
- Archief
- us-005578-irn35884
- Havana (Cuba)
- Document
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