[Elizabeth Melamid collection]
Scope and Content Note
The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence to the siblings Elisabeth and Margaret Jonas in Kent, England from their parents Julie and Julius Jonas and others in Hamburg, 1938-1939. Also included is the guestbook of the Melamid family in Antwerp and in New York, 1933-1949, containing signatures, drawings and photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1933-1949
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1938-1939
Language of Materials
This collection is in German and some English.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
Biographical Note
Elizabeth Melamid was born as Elisabeth Jonas on April 13, 1921 in Hamburg, Germany, the daughter of Dr. Julius Jonas and Julia Jonas née Oppenheimer. Together with her sister Margaret and with the help of the rescue mission “Kindertransport” she escaped Nazi Germany in 1938 to England and then immigrated to the United States, where she married George Melamid.
The inventor and industrialist Michael Melamid (1882-1950) managed chemical oil companies in Belgium and in the United States. He and his wife Sina (Zinaida) née Gruenholtz entertained guests in their villa in Antwerp, Belgium and then again in their apartment in New York City. They were the parents of Alexander and George Melamid.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Abstract
The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence to the siblings Elisabeth and Margaret Jonas in Kent, England from their parents Julie and Julius Jonas and others in Hamburg, 1938-1939. Also included is the guestbook of the Melamid family in Antwerp and in New York, 1933-1949, containing signatures, drawings and photographs.
- Title
- Guide to the [Elizabeth Melamid collection], 1933-1949 AR 25691
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by LBI Staff
- Date
- © 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- October 2016:: dao links added by Emily Andresini.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
