Enge family - correspondence, 1937, 1939-1979.

Item

Title
Enge family - correspondence, 1937, 1939-1979.
Subject
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Germany--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century
World War, 1939-1945--Refugees
War stories
Families--History
Jewish families
German language--Writing
Correspondence
Category
4. World War II
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Creator
Enge family
Current holder
State Library of New South Wales
Period of reference 
1937 – 1979
Link
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Ydma4MQ9
Series number
MLMSS 6757, Box 1 to Box 4
Item number
Ydma4MQ9
Access rights
Request at location
Country of origin
Germany
England
Australia
Language 
German
English
Description from source
4 boxes - 0.74 Meters, Collection 06: Enge family - correspondence, 1937, 1939-1979. Includes family photographs

Max Cahn, a German Jew, and his christian wife Tilly (nee Schulze) lived in Frankfurt am Main, Germany with their six children Ruth, Walter, Otto, Ernst, Peter and Hans.
In 1939, Ruth migrated to Australia as a refugee. Walter, his wife Gretl, and Otto migrated to England. The remainder of the Cahn family survived the war in Germany. Max, forced to wear the yellow star, survived a brief imprisonment in Buchenwald.
The family, though separated, maintained a close and meaningful correspondence throughout their lives, especially Ruth with her parents and brother Walter. The collection documents their close relationships, the births of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, mutual visits, the deaths of Max in 1967 and Ernst in 1971. Events in Germany following the war are discussed in particular post-War denazification and compensation for Jews.
Physical format
Manuscripts
Letters
Correspondence
Photographs