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
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