This collection consists of correspondence, official documents, printed materials, schoolwork, ephemera, album amicorums, and other materials documenting the life of a young German Jew from the 1920s to the early 1940s. The correspondence between Edith Strauss and her parents includes correspondence between Strauss in New York and her parents who were still in Germany.

Edith Anna Strauss (born October 3, 1917) was a German Jew from Frankfurt. Her parents were Joseph Strauss and Sophie Strauss. At 18 Edith started interning at a few Jewish-owned businesses. In 1937 Edith emigrated to New York City to live with her uncle.

.8 Linear Feet Two manuscript storage boxes

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