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1. Folding Fan owned by a Japanese aid coordinator for Jewish refugees in Shanghai
2003.464.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.464.2
Date:
creation: approximately 1900-approximately 1945
… the “Jewish problem” in depth. The Protocols falsely stated that Jews had access to a vast international power network and both men believed the claims…
2. White polo helmet owned by a German Jewish businessman in Shanghai
2006.19.29 bottom
Object | Accession Number: 2006.19.29
Date:
use: approximately 1935
… was a German Jew living abroad. Fritz had lived in Shanghai for quite a few years before the refugees started arriving from Europe. Thus he was in a…
3. Running shoes worn by a German Jewish runner in pre-Olympic training
1998.121.2_a front
Object | Accession Number: 1998.121.2 a-b
Date:
use: 1935
… aggressively pursued. Jews were fired from their positions, businesses were confiscated, and they were barred from public facilities such as schools, parks, and…
4. Lace-trimmed headband or cap owned by a Hungarian chambermaid
2018.409.5 front
Object | Accession Number: 2018.409.5
Date:
use: approximately 1933-1944
… from 1935, which defined Jews in racial terms. They excluded them from various professions, restricted their opportunities in economic life, and stripped…
5. Coin purse owned by Otto Frank
2018.613.3 front
Object | Accession Number: 2018.613.3
Date:
use: approximately 1935
… France. On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany. Under Hitler, authorities began suppressing the rights of Jews, and…
6. Pink handkerchief embroidered GS owned by a Slovakian Jewish girl
Object | Accession Number: 2011.434.2
Date:
acquired: after 1935 October 25
…-furnished home in an all-Jewish neighborhood. They spoke Slovak and Hungarian at home. The family were Orthodox Jews and observed traditional religious…
7. Black and white tweed patterned wool knit hat brought to the US by a German Jewish refugee
2004.485.15 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.485.15
Date:
emigration: 1937 December
… of directors to suggest selling the business outright or somehow aryanizing it by hiring non-Jews to act as the public face of the firm. To Fritz and…
8. Four leather shoelaces brought to the US by a German Jewish refugee
2004.485.33 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.485.33
Date:
emigration: 1937 December
… of directors to suggest selling the business outright or somehow aryanizing it by hiring non-Jews to act as the public face of the firm. To Fritz and…
9. Multicolored woven wool scarf brought to the US by a German Jewish refugee
2004.485.7 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.485.7
Date:
emigration: 1937 December
… of directors to suggest selling the business outright or somehow aryanizing it by hiring non-Jews to act as the public face of the firm. To Fritz and…
10. Brown leather right hand glove brought to the US by a German Jewish refugee
2004.485.30 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.485.30
Date:
emigration: 1937 December
… of directors to suggest selling the business outright or somehow aryanizing it by hiring non-Jews to act as the public face of the firm. To Fritz and…
11. Pair of white leather Masonic gloves with button cuffs owned by a Hungarian Jewish emigre
2010.81.4_a front
Object | Accession Number: 2010.81.4 a-b
Date:
received: approximately 1935 February
emigration: 1949 September 21
…, Anni in 1886, Lenke in 1887, Armin in 1890, and Renee in 1892. He was an Orthodox Jew but did not force his children to adhere to an Orthodox lifestyle…
12. Wedding veil worn by a Jewish woman in prewar Budapest
Object | Accession Number: 2007.468.2
Date:
use: 1931 June 18
…, 1931. Their only child, Judit, was born on April 14, 1935. They were assimilated Jews and had a Christmas tree every year for their daughter. Lorand was…
13. White leather wrist length left hand Masonic glove with side vent owned by a Hungarian Jewish emigre
2010.81.5 front
Object | Accession Number: 2010.81.5
Date:
received: approximately 1934
emigration: 1949 September 21
… Kosher house and observed the holidays. On March 19, 1944, German forces occupied Hungary and anti-Jewish decrees were put in place; Jews had to wear Star…
14. Green handkerchief case used by a German Jewish emigre
2003.132.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.132.2
Date:
emigration: 1936
… anti-Jewish laws, which restricted the daily lives of Jews. In 1936, Heinz and his brother Alfred secured one of the few visas granted to Jews trying to…
15. Pair of black cotton midcalf socks with a white name tag brought to the US by a German Jewish refugee
2004.485.18_a-b front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.485.18 a-b
Date:
emigration: 1937 December
… of directors to suggest selling the business outright or somehow aryanizing it by hiring non-Jews to act as the public face of the firm. To Fritz and…
16. Pair of dark green cotton socks brought to the US by a German Jewish refugee
2004.485.19_a-b front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.485.19 a-b
Date:
emigration: 1937 December
… of directors to suggest selling the business outright or somehow aryanizing it by hiring non-Jews to act as the public face of the firm. To Fritz and…
17. Pair of gray wool knit knee high ribbed socks brought to the US by a German Jewish refugee
2004.485.27_a-b front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.485.27 a-b
Date:
emigration: 1937 December
… of directors to suggest selling the business outright or somehow aryanizing it by hiring non-Jews to act as the public face of the firm. To Fritz and…
18. Pair of black cotton socks with a black name tag brought to the US by a German Jewish refugee
2004.485.20_a-b front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.485.20 a-b
Date:
emigration: 1937 December
… of directors to suggest selling the business outright or somehow aryanizing it by hiring non-Jews to act as the public face of the firm. To Fritz and…
19. Pair of black and white tweed patterned wool knit mittens brought to the US by a German Jewish refugee
2004.485.16_a-b front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.485.16 a-b
Date:
emigration: 1937 December
… of directors to suggest selling the business outright or somehow aryanizing it by hiring non-Jews to act as the public face of the firm. To Fritz and…
20. Pair of tan and white wool knit tweed patterned knee high socks brought to the US by a German Jewish refugee
2004.485.23_a-b front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.485.23 a-b
Date:
emigration: 1937 December
… of directors to suggest selling the business outright or somehow aryanizing it by hiring non-Jews to act as the public face of the firm. To Fritz and…