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1. 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
… born in Germany and could pass as a German soldier, so Piet found him a Dutch mailman’s uniform and added insignia so it looked like a German uniform…
2. 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
… mailman’s uniform and added insignia to make it look like a German uniform. They listened to BBC broadcasts on a radio, then Felix spread notes from the…
3. 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
… mailman’s uniform and added insignia to make it look like a German uniform. They listened to BBC broadcasts on a radio, then Felix spread notes from the…
4. Large, ribbed burlap covered trunk used by Jewish Czech inmates
Object | Accession Number: 1989.303.53
Date:
use: 1941 December-1944 September 24
manufacture: approximately 1900-1925
… given a striped uniform and a new prisoner number, 71061, was tattooed on his forearm. After a week, Karel was sent on a forced march to Auschwitz III…
5. Dark blue paper covered suitcase used by a Jewish refugee
2004.286.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.286.2
Date:
use: 1933-1947
… were given uniform tops, and Elly also received bottoms. She was hit by an angry prisoner which broke her teeth. Everyone slept on the floor. The next…