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1. Blanket issued to a Jewish refugee in Shanghai
Object | Accession Number: 1989.243.271
Date:
received: 1945 August
… authorities quickly enacted anti-Jewish decrees that restricted every aspect of Jewish life. The family’s bank accounts were frozen. Ernst became ostracized at…
2. Blanket owned by a German Jewish woman fleeing Germany
Object | Accession Number: 1990.307.4
Date:
use: 1933 June
… took Irene instead. Max was taken in by non-Jewish family friends for a few days, until he could reunite with his parents. Irene was taken to a…
3. Carved upright wooden bench owned by Jakob Krämer and the Heppner family
Object | Accession Number: 1990.307.11 a-d
Date:
manufacture: approximately 1911
use: before 1942 August
received: approximately 1958
… the authorities, and a Jewish council was established. On April 29, 1942, Max’s family was required to wear yellow Star of David badges that identified…
4. Baby blanket with an embroidered duck used by a hidden Dutch Jewish infant
Object | Accession Number: 2002.140.5
Date:
use: 1942 March-1945
…Jewish families--Netherlands--Amsterdam--Biography.…
5. Monogrammed pink silk pillow sham recovered by a Hungarian Jewish refugee postwar
2004.219.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.219.2
Date:
recovered: after 1945 May
received: after 1946 May
… home for her paternal grandparents.They were affluent, and had a live-in maid. The family was Orthodox Jewish, and Iren kept a kosher home. After Miksa…
6. Crocheted tablecloth and replacement thread saved by a German Jewish refugee
2004.524.13_a front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.13 a-b
Date:
use: after 1938
…Jewish families--Germany--Berlin.…
7. Green wool blanket acquired by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.14
Date:
received: approximately 1945 August
…Jewish families--Germany--Berlin.…
8. Child's wicker chair received by Louise Lawrence-Israels for her birthday while in hiding
2005.316.1 front
Object | Accession Number: 2005.316.1
Date:
received: 1944 July 30
…Jewish families--Netherlands.…
9. Philips dynamo hand generator flashlight used by a Dutch Jewish family in prison camps
2008.200.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2008.200.2
Date:
manufacture: approximately 1940
use: 1942-1944
…Philips dynamo hand generator flashlight used by a Dutch Jewish family in prison camps…
10. Embroidered white pillowcase used in hiding in Poland
2008.222.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2008.222.2
Date:
use: 1942-1945
… inspections, they would smear her face with dirt to hide her Semitic features. The family knew they were Jewish but Elzbieta did not. She attended school and…
11. Beige and orange embroidered linen napkin used in the Warsaw ghetto
Object | Accession Number: 2008.228.3
Date:
creation: 1937
use: 1937-1947
…Jewish families--Poland--Warsaw.…
12. Orange tablecloth with green flowers used in the Warsaw ghetto
Object | Accession Number: 2008.228.7
Date:
use: approximately 1930-1947
…Jewish families--Poland--Warsaw.…
13. Embroidered white pillow sham brought with a Polish Jewish emigre
2009.117.18 front
Object | Accession Number: 2009.117.18
Date:
emigration: 1939
…Jewish families--Poland.…
14. White bed sheet with embroidered flowers brought with a Polish Jewish emigre
2009.117.19 front
Object | Accession Number: 2009.117.19
Date:
emigration: 1939
…Jewish families--Poland.…
15. Duvet cover made from a US Army parachute by a Jewish family in a displaced persons camp
2009.372.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2009.372.2
Date:
manufacture: 1944 October
creation: 1945-1948
emigration: 1948 October 21
…Duvet cover made from a US Army parachute by a Jewish family in a displaced persons camp…
16. Fringed black silk piano shawl with embroidered silver flowers brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
2009.376.5 front
Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.5
Date:
emigration: 1940 April 20-1941 February 17
…Fringed black silk piano shawl with embroidered silver flowers brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland…
17. White square cotton pillowcase with a cutwork border brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
2009.376.42 front
Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.42
Date:
emigration: 1940 April 20-1941 February 17
received: 1926
…White square cotton pillowcase with a cutwork border brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland…
18. Table covering with elaborate whitework embroidery and a crocheted border recovered by Kato Ritter from her neighbors
2010.442.6 front
Object | Accession Number: 2010.442.6
Date:
recovered: 1945 July
creation: 1910
… German-allied Hungarian government began enacting anti-Jewish legislation, and Kato’s family was required to pay rent for their farm land to the state. In…
19. Large embroidered white pillowcase with scalloped edges recovered by Kato Ritter from her neighbors
2010.442.8 front
Object | Accession Number: 2010.442.8
Date:
recovered: 1945 July
… German-allied Hungarian government began enacting anti-Jewish legislation, and Kato’s family was required to pay rent for their farm land to the state. In…
20. Large embroidered white pillowcase with scalloped edges recovered by Kato Ritter from her neighbors
2010.442.9 front
Object | Accession Number: 2010.442.9
Date:
recovered: 1945 July
… German-allied Hungarian government began enacting anti-Jewish legislation, and Kato’s family was required to pay rent for their farm land to the state. In…