Rose Lehrberger Grossmann Collection

Rose Grossmann née Lehrberger was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on May 2, 1916, to Lina Lehrberger née Michel and Emil Lehrberger. Lina Lehrberger was born in Seibersbach, Germany, on November 25, 1882. Emil Lehrberger was born in Borken, Germany, on June 25, 1880. Rose Grossmann left Germany in December 1938 and immigrated to the United States via France, arriving in New York on January 6, 1939. Shortly after her arrival, she began trying to organize visas for her parents to join her in the United States, but she was ultimately unsuccessful. Emil and Lina Lehrberger were deported to Theresienstadt on September 16, 1942, where Emil Lehrberger died on February 9, 1943. Lina Lehrberger was deported to Auschwitz on May 16, 1944, where she died.

Emil Carl Grossmann (later Grossman) was born in Vienna, Austria, on February 16, 1907, to Therese Grossmann née Feigl and Gustav Grossmann. He immigrated to the United States via Antwerp, arriving on March 15, 1938. Grossmann had previously made two extensive visits to the United States, from March to October 1929 and August to December 1937. He served in the United States Army from January 23, 1941, until he was honorably discharged on October 8, 1941.

Rose Lehrberger married Emil Carl Grossmann on June 27, 1942. Their daughter Barbara was born in New York, New York, on November 10, 1943. Emil Carl Grossmann died in Glens Falls, New York, on December 17, 1993. Rose Grossmann died in Torrington, Connecticut, on April 16, 2006.