Elisabeth Orsten family collection

Overview

Collection Summary

The collection consists of a five piece silver cutlery set, a miniature ivory penknife, a silver locket, a miniature mother of pearl compass, an autograph book, biographical materials, correspondence, a diary, photographs, printed materials, and school records relating to the experiences of Elizabeth M. Ornstein (later Orsten) and her family in Vienna, Austria, before and during the Holocaust, and the Ornstein family’s immigration to the United States.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2001, 2002, 2007, and 2008 by Elizabeth M. Orsten.