Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Teapot, part of a tea service illustrating the experiences Osias and Seril Olesker in Vienna, Austria, and their children, Ruth and Martha, and their efforts to flee Nazi-occupied Vienna, Austria. Ruth and Martha were able to flee May 31, 1939, with the support of Henry Turkel, a cousin, and documents show he then tried to secure visas for Osias and Seril, who never left. They were deported to Opole, Poland, in February 1941, where they were likely killed. The tea set was entrusted to Ruth by her mother and brought to the United States when Ruth immigrated.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Joan Geary
Physical Details
- Classification
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Household Utensils
- Category
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Tableware
- Object Type
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Teapots (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Porcelain teapot and lid with white background, pink and green floral design and gold trim.
- Dimensions
- a: Height: 7.630 inches (19.38 cm) | Width: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Depth: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm)
b: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Depth: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) - Materials
- a : porcelain, paint
b : porcelain, paint
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Vienna (Austria)
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The teapot was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Joan Geary, the daughter of Ruth Olesker Geary.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 22:04:50
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Documents, correspondence, photographs, passports and tea set illustrating the experiences Osias and Seril Olesker in Vienna, Austria, and their children, Ruth and Martha, and their efforts to flee Nazi-occupied Vienna, Austria. The collection shows efforts to secure visas for all family members. Ruth and Martha were able to flee May 31, 1939, with the support of Henry Turkel, a cousin, and documents show he then tried to secure visas for Osias and Seril, who never left. They were deported to Opole, Poland in February 1941, where they were likely killed. Letters within collection indicate efforts to send packages to them, money for their possible immigration, and efforts through other means to secure any escape possible. Their son and daughter-in-law, Wilhelm and Rosa, came separately. The tea set was entrusted to Ruth by her mother and brought to the States when Ruth immigrated.
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Document
The Ruth Olesker Geary papers include photographs, family research, identification papers, correspondence, immigration records, remittances, and tracing records documenting the Olesker family of Vienna, Austria. Photographs depict the Oldesker family. Family research includes family stories, copies of records from various archives, and printed material describing Ruth Olesker Geary. Identification papers include birth and employment certificates and travel papers. Correspondence consists of letters from Osias and Seril Olesker in Vienna to their daughters Ruth and Martha in America and one postcard to their son William in Vienna. Immigration records document Henry Turkel’s sponsorship of his cousins Ruth and Martha. Remittances document financial support the children sent to their parents in Opole, Poland. Tracing records document the children’s efforts to discover what happened to their parents after deportation to Opole.
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Object
Creamer, part of a tea service illustrating the experiences Osias and Seril Olesker in Vienna, Austria, and their children, Ruth and Martha, and their efforts to flee Nazi-occupied Vienna, Austria. Ruth and Martha were able to flee May 31, 1939, with the support of Henry Turkel, a cousin, and documents show he then tried to secure visas for Osias and Seril, who never left. They were deported to Opole, Poland, in February 1941, where they were likely killed. The tea set was entrusted to Ruth by her mother and brought to the United States when Ruth immigrated.
Sugar bowl
Object
Sugar bowl, part of a tea service illustrating the experiences Osias and Seril Olesker in Vienna, Austria, and their children, Ruth and Martha, and their efforts to flee Nazi-occupied Vienna, Austria. Ruth and Martha were able to flee May 31, 1939, with the support of Henry Turkel, a cousin, and documents show he then tried to secure visas for Osias and Seril, who never left. They were deported to Opole, Poland, in February 1941, where they were likely killed. The tea set was entrusted to Ruth by her mother and brought to the United States when Ruth immigrated.
