State Historical Society of Iowa

Ernest Michael Bressler's Certificate of Naturalization, May 7, 1945

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Certificate of Naturalization for Ernest Michael Bressler. Mr. Bressler was the husband of Steffy Bressler. They came of American to flee the Holocaust and settled in Des Moines. They were able to become citizens of the United States.
Courtesy of the Iowa Jewish Historical Society, "Ernest Michael Bressler's Certificate of Naturalization," 7 May 1945

Description

This document is the certificate of naturalization for Ernest Michael Bressler, who is the husband of Steffy Bressler. The Austrian couple came to America to flee the Holocaust and were resettled in Des Moines. Both were able to become citizens of the United States.

Transcript of Ernest Bressler's Certificate of Naturalization

Source-Dependent Questions

  • This is a naturalization document, what does that mean?
  • Describe what it might be like for the man who is filing out and receiving this document.
  • How might you feel if you had to file this document?
  • How does this document demonstrate how America and Iowa responded to the Holocaust?

Citation Information 

"Ernest Michael Bressler's Certificate of Naturalization," 7 May 1945. Courtesy of the Iowa Jewish Historical Society