Discovering Lisel Haas

Lisel Haas (1898 - 1989) was a German-born Jewish photographer who emigrated from her home town of Mönchengladbach in 1938 and settled in Birmingham with her partner Grete Bermbach. A successful photographer in Germany, she was quickly able to re-establish herself in the UK in spite of institutional and cultural barriers. 

Supported by a National Archives 'Archives Revealed' cataloguing grant, Bertz Associates is working with the Library of Birmingham to catalogue the Haas collection. Working with local artist-facilitators, community groups will consult on the direction of cataloguing and contribute to archival interpretation.