Dr. Julius G. Mendel was born on August 17, 1931 to a Jewish family in Germany. His father, Dr. Herbert Mendel, served in the German military during WWI and later became a doctor. Herbert ran a successful medical practice, where Julius’ mother Ilse worked as a laboratory technician. In October 1938, Herbert was forced to close the practice and the family fled to Cuba a month later. The Mendels spent two years in Cuba and immigrated to the United States in 1940. Julius went on to become a psychiatrist and has donated over twenty objects to the Museum related to his family’s experiences in WWI and their escape from the Nazis.
Join the Museum on Tuesday May 10, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. (ET) for a conversation between Dr. Mendel and Museum Curatorial Research Assistant Rebecca Frank. They will discuss Mendel’s story through the objects he has donated to the Museum.
Register here.
