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71. Pink embroidered dress made from flour sacks in Athens after liberation
2003.144.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.144.2
Date:
use: 1944-1945
… to Auschwitz, the Levys went into hiding in Athens in 1943. They remained there until 1946 when they were finally able to return to Salonika. In 1947…
72. Wedding gown made from a parachute worn by Lili Lax Friedman and many additional Jewish brides in a DP camp
1999.7.12_a front
Object | Accession Number: 1999.7.12 a
Date:
creation: approximately 1946 January
use: 1946 January 27-before 1948 February
… Auschwitz. The Germans started separating people and it was chaotic. Lili, Faige, and their maternal cousin Lili Berkovitz were separated from Eva, their…
73. Dark blue dress with black stripes worn by a young Jewish refugee during her voyage to the US
2010.194.4 front
Object | Accession Number: 2010.194.4
Date:
emigration: 1946 July
received: 1945 June-1946 June
… deportation to Auschwitz concentration camp; it was the last letter the family received. In 1943, the arrests escalated again. Klara and the children were…
74. Concentration camp uniform pants worn by a Polish Jewish prisoner
1995.57.1 front
Object | Accession Number: 1995.57.1
Date:
issue: approximately 1944
use: approximately 1944-1945 April 22
… for the Oberschlesische Hydriewerke AG (Upper Silesia Hydrogenation Works). Jakob was still there when it became a subcamp of Auschwitz III (Buna…
75. Multi-colored crocheted sweater received in a forced labor camp
2007.176.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2007.176.2
Date:
use: 1944-1945 November 20
… eye. She then was taken to the Red Cross tent and while she was there, Irene was put on a transport wagon for Auschwitz where she was gassed upon…
76. Concentration camp uniform jacket worn by a Polish Jewish prisoner
1995.57.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 1995.57.2
Date:
issue: approximately 1944
use: approximately 1944-1945 April 22
… for the Oberschlesische Hydriewerke AG (Upper Silesia Hydrogenation Works). Jakob was still there when it became a subcamp of Auschwitz III (Buna…
77. Concentration camp uniform cap worn by a Polish Jewish prisoner
1995.57.3 front
Object | Accession Number: 1995.57.3
Date:
issue: approximately 1944
use: approximately 1944-1945 April 22
… for the Oberschlesische Hydriewerke AG (Upper Silesia Hydrogenation Works). Jakob was still there when it became a subcamp of Auschwitz III (Buna…
78. Red checked dress with smocking made for a young Jewish girl who escaped Germany on the Kindertransport
2003.200.1 front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.200.1
Date:
received: 1939
… Rivesaltes to Drancy transit camp in Paris. From there, they were deported and murdered in Auschwitz concentration camp. Other family members also perished. In…
79. Eclaireurs Israélites de France shirt and kerchief worn by former hidden Jewish boy
2008.142.2_a front
Object | Accession Number: 2008.142.2 a-c
Date:
received: 1945
use: 1945-1947 April
… deported to Auschwitz on July 27. When she did not return to her parents, the concierge and a Russian émigré, Count Besobrasow, in their building took care…
80. Knit cardigan with decorative buttons and lining owned by a Hungarian Jewish woman
2018.409.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2018.409.2
Date:
use: approximately 1933-2001
… nearly 440,000 Jews, likely including Elek’s parents and extended family members, were deported to Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland…