John Ettinger Collection 1941-1946

John Ettinger, 1987.

Freddy Godshaw (Gottschalk) sailing with his friend Peter Zander at a camp shortly after Freddy left Germany; England.

Left: Freddy Godshaw (Gottschalk); right: Peter Zander

Freddy Godshaw (Gottschalk) with his friend Peter Zander celebrating their shared birthday; Cellerina, Switzerland.

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Outdoor portrait of Peter Molling and Andree Molling nee Baer; Geneva, Switzerland.

Peter Molling (1924-1965) and Andree Mollling born Baer on the occasion of their engagement in Geneva, Switzerland in 1950

Portrait of Josef with his son Peter Molling.

Badly faded picture of Peter Molling, left, and his father, Josef Molling

Joseph Molling with wife Margarete "Gretchen" nee Benjamin and son Peter on a walk.

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Portrait of Peter Molling and one unidentified child, playing in the sand; Germany.

left unknown child; right Peter Molling

Peter Molling with his governess Ferna and a dog; Berlin. Portraits Groups

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Freddy Godshaw and Peter Schulze at the Molling family gravesite; Strangriede Cemetery, Hannover Cemeteries

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Studio portrait of Peter Molling.

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Margarete "Gretchen" Molling nee Benjamin holding her baby son Peter Adolf Molling.

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Outdoor group portrait, Haus Horst Changer?, including Ernst Peter Pick (first row center) Portraits Groups

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Portrait of Professor Baruch Sperber wearing a Jewish star arm band, with his wife and child in front of a harmonium Portraits Men

Last known photograph of Sperber family before they were killed in the Holocaust

In Frankreich interniert - aus Frankreich entwichen 1933-1941

The author describes his escape from Nazi Germany to France together with his mother. He volunteered for the French army (Defense Nationale), but his application was rejected. After the outbreak of the war Schoenfeldt was interned in Antibes and Les Milles. Recollections of life in the internment camps. Lack of basic hygienic conditions. German invasion of France. Escape from the invading German army. Reunion with his mother. Fervent endeavors to leave France for Spain in order to escape another internment. Escape with his 76 year old mother via the Pyrenees. Arrival in Lisbon. Exit visa for America. In 1941 Herbert Schoenfeldt left with his mother for the United States.

[Tagebuch] 1941-

Typescript with handwritten corrections of a memoir, written in the form of a diary