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1. Pair of white lace gloves crocheted by a Dutch Jewish woman while living in hiding
2010.488.4_a-b front
Object | Accession Number: 2010.488.4 a-b
Date:
creation: 1942 October-1945 April 18
…The collection consists of artifacts, correspondence, documents, oral histories, and photographs relating to the experiences of Aaltje (Alice) and…
2. Black leather riding boots owned by a German Jewish businessman in Shanghai
2006.19.58_a front
Object | Accession Number: 2006.19.58 a-b
Date:
use: approximately 1940
… Jewish community aid efforts before and during World War II. In 1940, because of Nazi politics and the outbreak of war, he resigned from the German firm…
3. Plaid handkerchief monogrammed HG given by Hermann Goering to an American guard at Nuremberg
Object | Accession Number: 1988.175.3
Date:
received: 1945 August-1946 January
… World War II. Durkee was inducted into the US Army. On January 5, 1943, he attended Officer’s Training School at Camp Davis in North Carolina and on…
4. Leather clutch purse owned by Runia Korman Maizels
2018.63.2 closed
Object | Accession Number: 2018.63.2
Date:
use: approximately 1950
…Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.…
5. Handkerchief bearing a two-headed eagle owned by the Altarac family who fled from German occupying forces
2002.438.3 front
Object | Accession Number: 2002.438.3
Date:
acquired: 1943 October-1944 September
…World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Albania--Personal narratives.…
6. Wooden boot tree in 4 sections owned by a German Jewish businessman in Shanghai
2006.19.59.2_a-d front
Object | Accession Number: 2006.19.59.2 a-d
Date:
use: approximately 1940
… community aid efforts before and during World War II. In 1940, because of Nazi politics and the outbreak of war, he resigned from the German firm for which he…
7. Pair of wool mid-calf socks worn by a Yugoslavian man
2017.609.9 a top
Object | Accession Number: 2017.609.9 a-b
Date:
creation: before 1941 April 06
…World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.…
8. Blue leather clutch with a floral design used by a German Jewish refugee
2004.524.3 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.3
Date:
received: before 1939
… (1882-1958), and had two sons. Elsa was born on December 25, 1888. Carl served in the Germany Army during World War I (1914-1918.) Carl was a poet and…
9. Purse carried by Mimi Altarac who fled German-occupied Belgrade with her family
2002.438.9 closed
Object | Accession Number: 2002.438.9
Date:
use: 1939-1945
…Purse used by Mimi Altarac to hold all the family documents during World War II (1939-1945). In September 1941, seven-year-old Jas̆a and his parents…
10. Metal buckle frame recovered from Chelmno killing center
1989.308.17 front
Object | Accession Number: 1989.308.17
Date:
recovered: 1986-1987
use: before 1942 September
…Archaeology and history.…
11. 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
… (1882-1958), and had two sons. Elsa was born on December 25, 1888. Carl served in the Germany Army during World War I (1914-1918.) Carl was a poet and…
12. Black cloth cap owned by a German Jewish refugee
2004.524.12 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.12
Date:
use: after 1938
… (1882-1958), and had two sons. Elsa was born on December 25, 1888. Carl served in the Germany Army during World War I (1914-1918.) Carl was a poet and…
13. Geometric patterned leather wallet made by a Dutch Jewish couple in hiding
1990.23.203 front
Object | Accession Number: 1990.23.203
Date:
creation: 1942 June-1945 May
…World War, 1939-1945--Rescue--Netherlands--Biography.…
14. Wooden boot tree in 4 sections with inscriptions owned by a German Jewish businessman in Shanghai
2006.19.57.2_a-d front
Object | Accession Number: 2006.19.57.2 a-d
Date:
use: approximately 1940
… community aid efforts before and during World War II. In 1940, because of Nazi politics and the outbreak of war, he resigned from the German firm for which he…
15. Belt buckle with an embossed Nazi Imperial eagle and motto acquired by a US soldier
1992.104.3 front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.104.3
Date:
found: approximately 1945 May
… soldier in Europe near the end of World War II.…
16. Brown leather trifold wallet used by a Jewish medical officer, 2nd Polish Corps
2003.160.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.160.2
Date:
use: 1941-1946
…Poland--Armed Forces--History--World War, 1939-1945.…
17. White polo helmet owned by a German Jewish businessman in Shanghai
2006.19.29 bottom
Object | Accession Number: 2006.19.29
Date:
use: approximately 1935
… community aid efforts before and during World War II. In 1940, because of Nazi politics and the outbreak of war, he resigned from the German firm for which he…
18. Leather wallet with embossed images of Egyptian pharaohs acquired by a Jewish medical officer, 2nd Polish Corps
2002.105.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2002.105.2
Date:
received: approximately 1943
…Poland--Armed Forces--History--World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.…
19. Brown hat with a triangular patch bearing a J and initials worn by John Bolé
2011.174.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2011.174.2
Date:
use: approximately 1944 November-1945 April
…World War, 1939-1945--Italy--Trieste.…
20. Lace-trimmed headband or cap owned by a Hungarian chambermaid
2018.409.5 front
Object | Accession Number: 2018.409.5
Date:
use: approximately 1933-1944
… them of equal citizenship status. In April 1939, Livia’s parents, Adolf and Szeren, visited the World’s Fair in the United States. Adolf was concerned…