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41. Geometric floral patterned pink scarf worn by an infant while the family lived in hiding
2005.600.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2005.600.2
Date:
use: 1943-1945
…Frieda Lewin Fromm was born on December 4, 1882, in Ortelsburg, Germany (Szczytno, Poland). She married her sister Henriette's husband, Meyer Fromm…
42. Green handkerchief case used by a German Jewish emigre
2003.132.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.132.2
Date:
emigration: 1936
…Heinz Jakob Kis was born on March 5, 1914, in Erfurt, Germany, to Samuel and Frieda Emanuel Kis. Samuel, a merchant, was born on April 10, 1881, most…
43. Handkerchief
2015.563.4 front
Object | Accession Number: 2015.563.4
Date:
inclusive: 1865-2001
bulk: 1901-1957
…Jewish children in the Holocaust--Germany.…
44. Handkerchief embroidered with American flags given to an internee at a displaced persons camp by a US soldier
1992.169.12 front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.169.12
Date:
use: 1946
… after Germany launched a surprise attack on the Soviet Union. The Jewish residents were harassed and humiliated by the soldiers. Moshe, who was a member…
45. Handmade shoes worn by an inmate of Buchenwald concentration camp
1990.333.60 a front
Object | Accession Number: 1990.333.60 a-b
Date:
use: 1937-1945
…Weimar (Thuringia, Germany)…
46. Knitted black wool cap worn by a German Jewish displaced person
1999.100.5 front
Object | Accession Number: 1999.100.5
…Norbert Wollheim was born in Berlin, Germany, on April 26, 1913 to Jewish parents. His father was a veteran of World War I, 1914-1918. Norbert was…
47. Laced leather billfold with a painted harbor owned by a German Jewish refugee
2004.524.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.2
Date:
received: after 1938-before 1947 December
…Peter Max Victor was born in Munich, Germany, on April 19, 1920, the only child of Carl Nathan and Elsa Alexander Victor. Carl was born in Gusten on…
48. Lace-trimmed Handkerchief with a cutwork floral accent owned by a Jewish Austrian refugee
2018.258.3 front
Object | Accession Number: 2018.258.3
Date:
acquired: approximately 1900-before 1939 February
emigration: 1939 February
… of complications in the 1930s. After Herta’s oldest sister, Hilda (1901-1942), was born, Arthur, worked briefly in Germany, while Pauline worked from…
49. Leather bi-fold wallet with two photographs glued inside owned by a German Jewish refugee
2018.340.2 closed side a
Object | Accession Number: 2018.340.2
Date:
depiction: 1940
…Erich Marcus (1889-1972) was born in Prenzlau, Germany, to Emil (1859-1940) and Margarethe (1867-1940) Zippert Marcus. Erich had a sister, Charlotte…
50. Leather billfold used by a German Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany to Canada
2007.196.3 front
Object | Accession Number: 2007.196.3
Date:
emigration: 1939 May 31
…Leather billfold used by a German Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany to Canada…
51. Leather clutch purse owned by Runia Korman Maizels
2018.63.2 closed
Object | Accession Number: 2018.63.2
Date:
use: approximately 1950
… (later Chana Kucheik, 1920-1942) and a brother, Abraham (1922-1942). In September 1939, Poland was invaded by Germany and the Soviet Union. Kraśnik was…
52. Leather coin purse with 3 pins, a Dutch coin, and a metal key carried by a young Jewish Austrian refugee to the US
2010.194.3_b front
Object | Accession Number: 2010.194.3 a-f
Date:
received: 1945 June-1946 June
emigration: 1946 July
… family moved there. In May, Holland was occupied by Germany and restrictions on the Jewish population were instituted. They had to wear Star of David…
53. Leather document holder with CIC credentials used by a Jewish American soldier
2011.395.4 front
Object | Accession Number: 2011.395.4
Date:
received: 1944 October
use: 1944 October-1945 May
… to the III Corps, Third Army, under General Patton. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and reached Germany in early February 1945. One of Martin…
54. Leather wallet for a citizenship certificate
2010.48.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2010.48.2
…Restitution and indemnification claims (1933-)--Germany.…
55. Leather wallet with 6 pockets used by a German Jewish refugee to hold wartime documents
2004.577.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.577.2
Date:
received: approximately 1938
…Erna Landau was born on January 8, 1915, in Rhede Germany, to Jewish parents, Arthur and Bertha Stern Landau. Bertha was born in 1887. Arthur…
56. Leather wallet with flap closure carried by a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany to the US
2005.288.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2005.288.2
Date:
emigration: 1938
…Leather wallet with flap closure carried by a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany to the US…
57. Luftwaffe ground crew overseas cap with eagle acquired by US soldier
1985.1.15 front
Object | Accession Number: 1985.1.15
Date:
found: approximately 1945
manufacture: 1938
…Germany. Luftwaffe…
58. Luftwaffe ground crew overseas cap with eagle acquired by US soldier
1985.1.14 front
Object | Accession Number: 1985.1.14
Date:
found: approximately 1945
manufacture: 1938
…Germany. Luftwaffe…
59. Luftwaffe M1935 Schirmmutze without visor acquired by US soldier
1985.1.17 front
Object | Accession Number: 1985.1.17
Date:
manufacture: 1939
found: approximately 1945
…Germany. Luftwaffe…
60. Luftwaffe M1935 Schirmmutze with visor acquired by US soldier
1985.1.16 front
Object | Accession Number: 1985.1.16
Date:
manufacture: 1938
found: approximately 1945
…Germany. Luftwaffe…