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1. U.S. army issue khaki cap worn by the director of the Vaad Hatzala Emergency Committee in postwar Germany
2008.180.8 front
Object | Accession Number: 2008.180.8 | RG Number: RG-19.072.03.03
Date:
use: 1946-1949
… officially changed their mission to include all Jews, regardless of religiosity or affiliation, and focused on those living in areas that had been occupied by…
2. 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…
3. Handkerchief
2015.311.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2015.311.2
… annexed Austria. Legislation was enacted to strip Jews of their rights. On November 9-10, 1938, the Kristallnacht pogrom destroyed most of the synagogues in…
4. Colorful chiffon handkerchief sent by Kindertransport refugee to her mother
Object | Accession Number: 2011.412.3
Date:
received: 1939 January-1939 September
… manuscripts for a future museum to the extinct Jews. The rest of the books were taken away as well. Ruth’s life changed quickly. The non-Jewish children…
5. Yellow damask purse made by a liberated slave labor camp inmate, saved by another inmate
Object | Accession Number: 1995.A.0989.2
Date:
creation: 1945 February
… in the area. In 1940, the Soviet Army invaded and occupied Lithuania and the persecution of Jews became widespread. In June-July 1941, Germany invaded…
6. Leather belt with 2 sets of holes worn postwar by Lithuanian labor camp inmate / aid worker
2010.107.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2010.107.2
Date:
use: 1945 July-1948 May
… Hanka. The family attended synagogue and kept a kosher house. Though many Poles harbored antisemitic feelings towards Jews, Pola did not experience any…
7. Blue dotted white handkerchief received by Kindertransport refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2011.412.2
Date:
commemoration: 1939 February 22
… manuscripts for a future museum to the extinct Jews. The rest of the books were taken away as well. Ruth’s life changed quickly. The non-Jewish children…
8. Handkerchief
Object | Accession Number: 1991.226.18
Date:
1943
… of non-Jewish friends. In early 1941, all Jews were required to register themselves with the authorities and a Jewish council was established. On…
9. Black leather wallet used by a German Jewish man in hiding
1990.307.9 front
Object | Accession Number: 1990.307.9
Date:
use: 1942 August-1945 May
… permit was rescinded in 1940, but he continued his work illegally with the help of non-Jewish friends. In early 1941, all Jews were required to register…
10. Floral tapestry purse saved by a hidden child
2013.459.3 front
Object | Accession Number: 2013.459.3
Date:
received: 1942
creation: approximately 1920
… ghetto. In June 1942, police rounding up Jews for deportation came to the apartment. Sophie told Elzbieta to hide under the bed, but Sophie was arrested…