Tauber Holocaust Library
Guide to Benjamin Braun papers
1988.1123
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Tauber Holocaust Library
- Creator
- Braun, Benjamin
- Title
- Benjamin Braun papers
- ID
- 1988.1123
- Date [inclusive]
- 1938-1941
- Extent
- 1.0 Folder(s)
- Language
- German
- Mixed materials [Folder]
- Archives Box 4
- Abstract
- The collection is comprised of a Reisepass (passport) and Arbeitsbuch (employment record) belonging to Benjamin Braun, an Austrian Jew who emigrated to the United States in 1941.
Preferred Citation note
Benjamin Braun papers - 1988.1123, Tauber Holocaust Library - JFCS Holocaust Center, San Francisco, California
Biography
Absent supporting biographical material, this biography is drawn from the documents themselves.
Benjamin Braun was born in Podwoloczyska, Poland on June 11, 1894. At the time of the issuance of these documents, he was living in Vienna, Austria. His occupation is listed in the passport as Privater.
In March 1938, Germany annexed Austria (the Anschluss). When Austria became part of Greater Germany, its citizens became subject to laws existing in Nazi Germany. Austrian Jews were therefore subject to all of Nazi Germany’s racial laws, and suffered deprivation of rights, persecution and confiscation of property. Vast numbers of Austrian Jews like Benjamin Braun sought to emigrate. Mr. Braun left Vienna in May 1941, and arrived in Ellis Island, New York on July 29, 1941, after transit through Spain and Portugal.
Collection Scope and Content summary
The collection is comprised of two identification documents issued by the Nazi government of Austria in 1940. The passport and Arbeitsbuch reflect the Nazi government practice of requiring Jewish men to take the legal name of Israel. Thus, both documents are issued to Benjamin Israel Braun. The passport is also stamped with a red “J.”
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Tauber Holocaust Library
JFCS Holocaust Center2245 Post Street
San Francisco, CA, 94115
415-449-3717
[email protected]
Access
There are no restrictions on access to this collection.
Conditions Governing Use note
There are no restrictions to use for this collection.
Related Materials
Related Archival Materials
The Tauber Holocaust Library has several collections relating to Austrian Jews who left their country after the Anschluss. Consult archivist for more information.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Passports
Geographic Name(s)
- Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.)
- Portugal -- Emigration and immigration
- Spain -- Emigration and immigration
- United States -- Emigration and immigration
Subject(s)
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Immigrants -- United States
- Jews -- Migrations
- World War, 1939-1945
Collection Inventory
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Benjamin Braun Reisepass (passport) 1940-1941 |
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Benjamin Braun Arbeitsbuch 1938-1940 |
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