Ilse Strauss Collection
Scope and Content Note
The Ilse Strauss Collection consists of documents pertaining to the family history and life of Ilse Strauss, including genealogical information, correspondence, photographs and writings. Series I contains writings of Ilse Strauss, including a long typescript with detailed accounts of her family history and own biography, and an account of the early experiences of the Strauss family after immigrating to Australia. Also included are shorter similar writings and photocopies of related family documents. Series II contains original documents detailing Ilse Strauss's life in Krefeld and her subsequent emigration from Germany to England and then to Australia, including her personal diary, correspondence and papers related to her emigration.
Dates
- Creation: 1860-1982
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1935-1982
Creator
- Strauss, Ilse, 1920-1983 (Person)
Language of Materials
The collection is in English and German.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Readers may access the collection by visiting the Lillian Goldman Reading Room at the Center for Jewish History. We recommend reserving the collection in advance; please visit the LBI Online Catalog and click on the "Reserve" button.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
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Ilse Strauss (née Gimnicher) was born on July 12, 1920, in Krefeld, Germany. In 1939, she emigrated from Germany to England, and later to Australia. Her grandparents, parents and brother were murdered in the Holocaust. She married Otto Konrad Strauss (born 1909, Krefeld) and had a son, Dr. Boyd Josef Gimnicher Strauss. She died on October 2, 1983.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection contains documents pertaining to the family history and biography of Ilse Strauss in Krefeld (Germany), England, and Australia. Included are family trees, manuscripts, diaries, photographs and correspondence.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series:
Other Finding Aid
Catalog cards are available describing the contents of the collection. Numbered materials correspond to the information on these cards.
Digitization Note
This collection was digitized and made accessible in its entirety.
Separated Material
Various clippings illustrating Jewish history in Krefeld, Frankfurt am Main, Gelnahusen, Eschwege, Steinhem and Viersen were removed to the LBI Clippings Collection. Also removed were two clippings from Australian publications about the ship Dunera. Photographs were removed to the LBI Photograph Collection.
Subject
- Friedländer, Günter (Person)
- Gimnicher, Fanny, 1891- (Person)
- Gimnicher, Salomon, 1881- (Person)
- Strauss, Ilse, 1920-1983 (Person)
- Strauss, Otto Konrad, 1909-1994 (Person)
- Strauss, Rösle, 1875-1966 (Person)
- Gimnicher family (Family)
- Levy family (Family)
- Speyer family (Family)
- Strauss family (Family)
- Jewish Refugees Committee (Organization)
- Organisation of Jewish Pioneers for Palestine (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Papers of Ilse Strauss 1860-1982 AR 3273
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Matthew Johnson
- Date
- © 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
- Sponsor
- Digitization made possible by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Edition statement
- This version was derived from IlseStrauss.xml
Revision Statements
- July 2015: dao links and digitization information added by Leanora Lange.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
