Vera Gutmann collection

Collection of photographs, documents, and correspondence relating to Vera Gutmann (donor's aunt) and her family's experiences before, during and after the Holocaust, as well as post-war restitution papers. Vera surived in Berlin throughout the war along with her mother, Lotte Friedman, living and working under a false identity as a secretary. Vera and Lotte emigrated to the United States in 1946 on board the "Marine Flasher," settling in Chicago where Vera's brother Hans Freeman lived with his family. Copyright Holder: Ms. Susan Stevens