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1. Small black painted scissors from the family capmaking business brought to the US by a Jewish refugee
2004.704.7 open
Object | Accession Number: 2004.704.7
Date:
creation: before 1938
…Small black painted scissors from the family capmaking business brought to the US by a Jewish refugee…
2. Pocket knife with leather case carried by a Jewish refugee
1992.8.29_a front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.8.29 a-b
Date:
use: 1910-1938
emigration: 1938
… [scribe], and cantor. The family attended the Alte Schul synagogue where Sol sang in the choir. He attended the Jewish Community School for Boys until he…
3. Quartz whetstone used by a German Jewish man in hiding
1990.307.7_c front
Object | Accession Number: 1990.307.7 c
Date:
use: 1942 August-1945 May
… into the home of a family Albert knew as a student, and he was able to establish a new art business. Irene often worked with him, serving as hostess to a…
4. Sewing case with six ornate gold mending tools
2008.197.4_d front
Object | Accession Number: 2008.198.4 a-g
Date:
received: 1945-1950
…. They had a daughter, Sarah, in 1946. In 1950, the family emigrated to the United States. The Kirches had two more children, Albert and Rosalie. Bronia…
5. Sewing needle case used for lipstick in the Warsaw ghetto
2008.228.15 closed
Object | Accession Number: 2008.228.15
Date:
use: approximately 1940-1947
…, Danuta, born in 1929. Irena attended the Perla Lbinska Gimnazjum. In September 1939, Germany invaded Poland. Irena and her family were confined to the…
6. Red leather sewing box recovered postwar by a Czech Jewish woman
2012.342.2 closed
Object | Accession Number: 2012.342.2
Date:
recovered: 1945 May
…, also worked in the family business. Josef was a widower, with a son, Gustav, born on December 29, 1925. Josef's and Max lived above the store with thier…
7. Thermometer with silver case used in the Warsaw ghetto
2008.228.13_a-b front
Object | Accession Number: 2008.228.13 a-c
Date:
use: approximately 1940-1947
… Ehrlich vel Sluszny, born in 1899, the son of Mojshe Ehrlich, a wealthy factory owner. Seweryn had a position as a saleman in his family's business, but was…
8. Very large Henckels fabric shears from the family capmaking business brought to the US by a Jewish refugee
2004.704.5 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.704.5
Date:
creation: after 1900-before 1938
…Very large Henckels fabric shears from the family capmaking business brought to the US by a Jewish refugee…
9. Large black painted fabric shears from the family capmaking business brought to the US by a Jewish refugee
2004.704.6 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.704.6
Date:
creation: before 1938
…Large black painted fabric shears from the family capmaking business brought to the US by a Jewish refugee…
10. Table knife owned by a Romanian Jewish family
2014.490.4 side a
Object | Accession Number: 2014.490.4
Date:
manufacture: 1900-1930
…Table knife owned by a Romanian Jewish family…
11. Wooden thread spool from tailoring shop in Paris
2005.463.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2005.463.2
Date:
use: approximately 1930-1939
…Yitzhak (Isaac, Jacques) Kornowski was born February 1, 1896, in Lasku, Poland, to an orthodox Jewish family. His father was a fabric merchant. He…
12. Butter knife owned by a Romanian Jewish family
2014.490.5 side a
Object | Accession Number: 2014.490.5
Date:
manufacture: 1900-1930
…Butter knife owned by a Romanian Jewish family…
13. Darning needle and case used in the Warsaw ghetto
2008.228.10 closed
Object | Accession Number: 2008.228.10 a- b
Date:
use: 1940-1947
… Ehrlich vel Sluszny, born in 1899, the son of Mojshe Ehrlich, a wealthy factory owner. Seweryn had a position as a saleman in his family's business, but was…