Hermann Mandel

Hermann (Hesio) Mandel came to Vienna in 1916, where he later qualified as an electrician or electrical engineer (Elektromechaniker) and specialised in the design and installation of lighting systems. He married Tina Tabak in 1932 and in October 1937 their only child, Georg, was born. From 1938 onwards, Hermann Mandel’s business became increasingly unviable due to the rising anti-Semitism in Austria. In early February he was imprisoned and sent to a road building labour camp. Tina Mandel managed to escape with their son Georg to England in 1939, but they had to leave Hermann behind. Once the war was over, Tina Mandel contacted friends in Austria to find out what had happened to her husband in Austria.

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  • Handwritten letter in blue ink with a stamp from the Austrian censor in the bottom left hand corner
  • Handwritten letter in blue ink with a stamp from the Austrian censor in the bottom left hand corner
  • Handwritten letter in blue ink with a stamp from the Austrian censor in the bottom left hand corner
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