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1. Storage trunk owned by a German Jewish family in hiding
1990.307.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 1990.307.2
Date:
use: approximately 1933-approximately 1946
… following day, Harry and his underground connections formed a search party for Michael, and discovered he had been killed by the smugglers and buried in a…
2. Strongbox and 2 skeleton keys used by a Dutch resistance member
2004.301.3_a front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.301.3 a-c
Date:
use: approximately 1940-1945
…, Maurits, born on November 26, 1931. Germany occupied the Netherlands on May 10, 1940. Herman, a member of the Dutch underground, stole from the Germans…
3. Rucksack used by a German Jewish family going into hiding
1990.307.5 front
Object | Accession Number: 1990.307.5
Date:
use: 1942 August-1945 June
… following day, Harry and his underground connections formed a search party for Michael, and discovered he had been killed by the smugglers and buried in a…
4. Ritz of Paris lipstick case used in the Warsaw ghetto
2008.228.16 closed
Object | Accession Number: 2008.228.16
Date:
use: 1940-1947
… Berlin, along with her aunt. She was assigned to work in the Schwartzkopf ammunition factory. In September 1944, Irena joined the underground resistance…
5. Red drawstring pouch used in the Warsaw ghetto
2008.228.6 front
Object | Accession Number: 2008.228.6
Date:
use: 1940-1947
… Berlin, along with her aunt. She was assigned to work in the Schwartzkopf ammunition factory. In September 1944, Irena joined the underground resistance…
6. Black Vulcanfiber suitcase used by a Dutch Jewish family while in hiding
2004.301.2 closed
Object | Accession Number: 2004.301.2
Date:
use: approximately 1941-1945
… Elisabeth and they went into hiding. With the help of the Dutch underground, in particular Willem Schalbroeck, they were moved from place to place. They kept…
7. Engraved silver perfume bottle carried postwar by a refugee searching for her family
2008.228.9 front
Object | Accession Number: 2008.228.9
Date:
use: 1940-1947
… Berlin, along with her aunt. She was assigned to work in the Schwartzkopf ammunition factory. In September 1944, Irena joined the underground resistance…
8. Egg crate used as a suitcase by family living in hiding
Object | Accession Number: 2005.380.1
Date:
use: 1942-1945
creation: 1940
… underground groups offering to provide refuge for Jews. In 1943, they took in Elfriede and soon afterwards, Adolph as well, when their hiding place with another…
9. Satchel carried by partisans in Lithuania
1996.2.5 front
Object | Accession Number: 1996.2.5
Date:
approximately 1941-1942
… and her family were forced into the Kovno Ghetto by August 1941. She soon joined the underground resistance group Anti‐Fascist Organization (AFO). Sara…
10. Small Droste cocoa box saved by a Dutch Jewish girl
Object | Accession Number: 2011.426.2
Date:
use: approximately 1940-1945
…World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Netherlands--Personal narratives.…
11. Brown cloth bag with a red, white, and blue stripe carried by a hidden Dutch Jewish woman
1990.23.198 front
Object | Accession Number: 1990.23.198
Date:
use: 1942 June-1945 May
…World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Netherlands--Personal narratives.…
12. Brown burlap pouch used to carry money by a hidden Dutch Jewish woman
1990.23.191 front
Object | Accession Number: 1990.23.191
Date:
use: 1942 June-1945 May
…World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Netherlands--Personal narratives.…
13. Tin box used to store beads by a Dutch Jewish girl in hiding
2003.155.1 front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.155.1
Date:
use: after 1942 November-before 1944 April
recovered: approximately 1946 August-1950
…World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Netherlands--Personal narratives, Jewish.…
14. Black and white patterned case for medals awarded postwar to a Dutch resistance leader
1990.23.240.1 closed
Object | Accession Number: 1990.23.240.1
Date:
commemoration: 1940 May-1945 May
…World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Netherlands--Personal narratives.…
15. Tin candy container and lid used to store beads by a Dutch Jewish girl in hiding
2003.155.4_a-b front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.155.4 a-d
Date:
use: after 1942 November-before 1944 April
recovered: approximately 1946 August-1950
…World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Netherlands--Personal narratives, Jewish.…