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Birth Certificate of Leo Jacobsohn
2019.2.60
Double sided. Broken into 8 sections and taped. Front: "Form. 47." and "Standesamt No 2" at the top of the page in black. Black handwriting "3625" and purple stamped writing in the top left margin.
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Leo Jacobsohn’s birth certificate, listing his religion as Jewish and notarized with his hand-written notice dated Jan. 28, 1939 that he will take on the middle name “Israel.”
Documents [2019.2.60-68] of a German family living through the Holocaust and its aftermath. Leo Jacobsohn, a Jewish citizen of Hamburg, Germany, was married to Frida Mehrens, who was Lutheran. The document collection of this mixed marriage provides a window into their trials and tragedies throughout the period of the Third Reich, along with the family’s attempt to claim restitution owing to Leo’s perishing in Theresienstadt just prior to the end of World War II.
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Marriage Certificate of Leo Jacobsohn and Frida Mehrens
2019.2.62
Double sided. Center title is printed "heiratsurtunde." In the left margin is handwritten, "No. 740. Hamburg, am 23. Dezember 1938."
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A certificate certifying the marriage between Leo Jacobsohn and Frida Mehrens, listing both of their religions and notarized with a hand-written notice dated Dec. 23, 1938 that Leo will change his middle name.
Documents [2019.2.60-68] of a German family living through the Holocaust and its aftermath. Leo Jacobsohn, a Jewish citizen of Hamburg, Germany, was married to Frida Mehrens, who was Lutheran. The document collection of this mixed marriage provides a window into their trials and tragedies throughout the period of the Third Reich, along with the family’s attempt to claim restitution owing to Leo’s perishing in Theresienstadt just prior to the end of World War II.
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Ausschliessungsschein (Exclusion Certificate) of Leo Jocobsohn
2019.2.61
Blue sheet with signed image of Leo Jacobsohn stapled on left. At the top center is printed "Wehrnummer", and below that is a stamped "Hamburg" followed by the handwritten "I/i 88/i03/8".Three eagle stamps, two navy one bright blue at bottom left.
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Leo Jacobsohn’s Ausschliessungsschein (exclusion certificate), Hamburg, April 15, 1944, barring him from military service and identifying him as a Jew, using the compulsory middle name “Israel,” including his signed identification photo.
Documents [2019.2.60-68] of a German family living through the Holocaust and its aftermath. Leo Jacobsohn, a Jewish citizen of Hamburg, Germany, was married to Frida Mehrens, who was Lutheran. The document collection of this mixed marriage provides a window into their trials and tragedies throughout the time period of the Third Reich, along with the family’s attempt to claim restitution owing to Leo’s perishing in Theresienstadt just prior to the end of World War II.
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Death Certificate of Leo Jacobsohn
2019.2.63
Two column printed table titled "Úmrtní list" with "Jakobsohn, Leo" typed into the top right cell
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Leo Jacobsohn’s mimeographed death certificate in Czech, Terezin, June 10, 1945, certifying that he perished in Theresienstadt on May 26, 1945. No cause of death is listed.
Documents [2019.2.60-68] of a German family living through the Holocaust and its aftermath. Leo Jacobsohn, a Jewish citizen of Hamburg, Germany, was married to Frida Mehrens, who was Lutheran. The document collection of this mixed marriage provides a window into their trials and tragedies throughout the time period of the Third Reich, along with the family’s attempt to claim restitution owing to Leo’s perishing in Theresienstadt just prior to the end of World War II.
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Certification for Submitted Marriage Documentation of Frida Jacobsohn
2019.2.64
Front: Left column in English, right in German. "Notgemeinchaft der durch die Nürnberger Gesetze Betroffen" printed in black across the top. "No. 897" in top right corner. Two signatures in both blue and black ink on each side of the paper. Back: Purple stamp on top right corner.
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A certificate in German and English, Hamburg, June 13, 1945, certifying that Frida Jacobsohn has submitted documentation confirming that she was married to a Jewish partner, to the Union of People Persecuted by the Nuremberg Racial Laws.
Documents [2019.2.60-68] of a German family living through the Holocaust and its aftermath. Leo Jacobsohn, a Jewish citizen of Hamburg, Germany, was married to Frida Mehrens, who was Lutheran. The document collection of this mixed marriage provides a window into their trials and tragedies throughout the time period of the Third Reich, along with the family’s attempt to claim restitution owing to Leo’s perishing in Theresienstadt just prior to the end of World War II.
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Form submitted by Frida Jacobsohn to the "Committee of Former Political Prisoners - Association of Victims of the Nazi Regime"
2019.2.65
Front: Top left, "nome:" printed in red, followed by "Jacobsohn, Frieda" handwritten in blue. Printed in black is a section labeled "A" which contains a numbered list one through eight. Back: Sections "B" and "C", each with numbered lists of one through four.
Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:
A form submitted by Frida Jacobsohn to the “Committee of Former Political Prisoners – Association of Victims of the Nazi Regime,” listing the actions taken by the Nazis against the Jacobsohn family “…due to racial reasons…” including “…hindrance of professional practice, compulsory re-accommodation with three families in one flat…Gestapo house searches, detention in KZ Theresienstadt….”
Documents [2019.2.60-68] of a German family living through the Holocaust and its aftermath. Leo Jacobsohn, a Jewish citizen of Hamburg, Germany, was married to Frida Mehrens, who was Lutheran. The document collection of this mixed marriage provides a window into their trials and tragedies throughout the time period of the Third Reich, along with the family’s attempt to claim restitution owing to Leo’s perishing in Theresienstadt just prior to the end of World War II.
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Claim for Post-War Restitution for Frida Jacobsohn
2019.2.67
Top half of letter in English, bottom half in German. Top left corner, "File No. D/ 2764". Top right corner, "Central Claims Registry". Signature in blue in bottom right corner.
Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:
Frida Mehrens Jacobsohn, Lutheran, had been married to Leo Jacobsohn, a Jewish citizen of Hamburg. After the war his family tried to claim restitution since Leo perished in Theresienstadt just prior to the end of the War. Despite submitting this claim, she received a notice from the Central Claims Registry saying that while the claim is acknowledged, it relates only to identifiable property and “no further action can be taken at this time.…as the subject matter is outside the provisions of the General Order.”
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Form Acknowledging Leo Jacobsohn's Birth in Hamburg and Death in Theresienstadt
2019.2.68
"Hansestadt Hamburg" printed across the top, red stamp of castle with number 3.
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Document from social welfare office for reparations in Hamburg acknowledging Leo Jacobsohn’s birth in Hamburg and death on May 26, 1945 in Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Documents [2019.2.60-68] of a German family living through the Holocaust and its aftermath. Leo Jacobsohn, a Jewish citizen of Hamburg, Germany, was married to Frida Mehrens, who was Lutheran. The document collection of this mixed marriage provides a window into their trials and tragedies throughout the time period of the Third Reich, along with the family’s attempt to claim restitution owing to Leo’s perishing in Theresienstadt just prior to the end of World War II.
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World War I "Militarpass" of Leo Jacobsohn
2019.2.66
Cover: Blue-purple with eagle stamp and "Militarpak" printed in the center. "Leo Jacobsohn" is handwritten on lines in the center of the page. Top right corner handwritten in black is "1888" with "66" in red underneath it. Pages 15-20 are blank.
Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:
Leo Jacobsohn’s World War I Militarpass.
Documents [2019.2.60-68] of a German family living through the Holocaust and its aftermath. Leo Jacobsohn, a Jewish citizen of Hamburg, Germany, was married to Frida Mehrens, who was Lutheran. The document collection of this mixed marriage provides a window into their trials and tragedies throughout the time period of the Third Reich, along with the family’s attempt to claim restitution owing to Leo’s perishing in Theresienstadt just prior to the end of World War II.