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161. Electric retinoscope used by a Jewish German US Army medic
2003.451.3 front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.451.3
Date:
manufacture: 1893-1945
acquired: after 1932
… the job. On November 9, 1938, two months after Bruno left Germany, the Kristallnacht pogrom targeted Jewish communities across the Reich, destroying…
162. Feast of Tabernacles prayer book inscribed by the brother of a German Kindertransport refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2015.559.3.5
Date:
publication: approximately 1900
Title:
Gebetbuch für das Laubhüttenfest
Series Title:
Gebetbuch für die Festtage
Alternate Title:
Prayer Book for the Holidays
Prayer book for Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)
Prayer book for the Closing and Joy Celebration (Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah)
Gebetbuch für das Schlusz- und Freudenfest
… in Hellmuth being fired from his job. On November 10, 1938, during Kristallnacht pogrom, German SS officers entered the family’s apartment, destroyed…
163. Book of Exodus primer owned by a Jewish Austrian physician
Object | Accession Number: 2017.541.2
Date:
publication: 1911
Title:
Die Thora und die Sprache: Das zweite Buch Moses
Alternate Title:
The Torah and the language: The second book of Moses
… practicing medicine. On November 9-10, 1938, during the Kristallnacht pogrom, Jews and their businesses, homes, and places of worship were freely and…
164. Jewish religious song book returned to a family after being confiscated during the war
Object | Accession Number: 2016.203.13 a-b
Date:
publication: 1901
Title:
Schir Lisch’laumau. Chasonus (vor allem nach den traditionellen Weisen) für das ganze Liturgische Jahr.
Alternate Title:
Song of Solomon. Chazzanut (especially after the traditional ways) for the whole liturgical year.
… her daughters’ families immigrated: Bertha’s to the United States and Dina’s to England. On November 9, 1938, during the Kristallnacht pogrom, German…
165. Queen Wilhemina of the Netherlands 1898-1948 miniature medal owned by a former hidden child
2003.419.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.419.2
Date:
received: 1898-1948
…, Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany. Anti-Jewish laws were enacted and Jewish businesses were boycotted. During Kristallnacht in November 1938, the…
166. Prayer book for Passover days 1 and 2 owned by a British soldier and German Jewish emigre
Object | Accession Number: 2016.203.14
Date:
publication: 1901
Title:
Baal T'Fillah oder Der practische Vorbeter, Vierte Auflage
Alternate Title:
Baal T'Fillah or The Practical Prayer, 4th edition
… her daughters’ families immigrated: Bertha’s to the United States and Dina’s to England. On November 9, 1938, during the Kristallnacht pogrom, German…
167. Evening of Reconciliation prayer book inscribed by the brother of a German Kindertransport refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2015.559.3.4
Date:
publication: approximately 1900
Title:
Gebetbuch für den Versöhnungsabend
Series Title:
Gebetbuch für die Festtage
Alternate Title:
Prayer Book for the Holidays
Prayer Book for the Evening of Reconciliation (Maariv Yom Kippur)
Prayer Book for the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)
Gebetbuch für den Versöhnungstag
… in Hellmuth being fired from his job. On November 10, 1938, during Kristallnacht pogrom, German SS officers entered the family’s apartment, destroyed…
168. Judith Cromwell papers
Document | Accession Number: 2019.616.1
Date:
inclusive: 1875-1990
bulk: 1914-1950
… practice. By 1938 John and Charlotte had applied for visas to immigrate to the United States, but had yet to receive them. During Kristallnacht (9-10…
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 … 1938 John and Charlotte had applied for visas to immigrate to the United States, but had yet to receive them. During Kristallnacht (9-10 November 1938…
169. Razdowitz and Lehr families papers
Document | Accession Number: 2023.31.1
Date:
inclusive: circa 1900-2001
bulk: 1934-1949
… prior to Kristallnacht (November 1938), including Gisa’s parents, her sister Meta and brother Hans, and Adolf’s mother Antonia. Gisa’s brother David…
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 …). The family lived in Paris, and were joined by several relatives prior to Kristallnacht (November 1938), including Gisa’s parents, her sister Meta and…
170. Hans Posner papers
Document | Accession Number: 2001.240.1
Date:
creation: 1920-1950
…, Georg Posner died of a heart attack. During Kristallnacht in November 1938, Hans’ grandfather, Wilhelm Leschziner was arrested and sent to Dachau…
171. Manfred Haber family papers
Document | Accession Number: 2019.392.1
Date:
inclusive: 1912-1963
bulk: 1938-1946
… typesetter. Manfred had one sister, Gertrude (Trudy, b. 1929). During Kristallnacht in November 1938, Raphael was arrested and imprisoned in Dachau. After his…
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 … Kristallnacht in November 1938, Raphael was arrested and imprisoned in Dachau. After his release, Raphael arranged for Manfred and Trudy to go from Vienna to…
172. Signed etching of a Neu Synagogue, Breslau saved by a Jewish emigre family
2013.122.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2013.122.2
Date:
creation: approximately 1900
Artwork Title:
Die Neue Synagoge in Breslau
… fire during Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938. The New Synagoge was designed by Edwin Oppler and built in 1865-1872. It was the largest synagogue in…
173. Hecht family collection
Document | Accession Number: 2021.121.1
Date:
inclusive: circa 1901-1999
…. Arthur lived in Würzburg, but he was visiting his parents in Frankfurt when Kristallnacht occurred. He was arrested and transported to Buchenwald where he…
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 …: Arthur Hecht’s maternal grandfather, Joseph Rothschild, who was murdered on Kristallnacht; to his left in the photo is his daughter Sessi Rothschild (later…
174. Lilli Wolff papers
1999.A.0041 Box 1 Folder 14 Image 3
Document | Accession Number: 1999.A.0041
Date:
inclusive: 1870-1983
… Kristallnacht. She moved to Vienna and hid in the home of her friend, actress Dorothea Neff (1903-1986). Schmitt and Driessen helped sustain her with parcels of…
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 …) Driessen (1910‐1990), but lost her ownership of the business following Kristallnacht. She moved to Vienna and hid in the home of her friend, actress…
175. Teitz family papers
2018.131.1 Box 2 Folder 7 Image 3
Document | Accession Number: 2018.131.1
Date:
inclusive: circa 1870-1987
…, and Emil was fired from his job for being Jewish in 1938. After Kristallnacht, the family began making plans to emigrate from Germany. The same year…
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 … Emil was fired from his job for being Jewish in 1938. After Kristallnacht, the family began making plans to emigrate from Germany. The same year, the…
176. Lichtenberg and Stein families papers
2014.408.1 Box 1 Folder 7 Image 24
Document | Accession Number: 2014.408.1
Date:
inclusive: circa 1901-2001
undated: 
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… shortly before graduating because he was Jewish. After Kristallnacht, the family fled Germany to the Netherlands. In 1939, Hermann and his parents were…
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 …. 1920) and Kathe (1913-1945). Hermann was dismissed from school shortly before graduating because he was Jewish. After Kristallnacht, the family fled…
177. Löwenstein and Stern families papers
2017.661.1 Box 2 Folder 1 Image 6a
Document | Accession Number: 2017.661.1
Date:
inclusive: circa 1900-1981
…. When she was fourteen, she was expelled from school for being Jewish. During Kristallnacht, Hugo was arrested in Erfurt and Käthe and Lisa were arrested…
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 … school for being Jewish. During Kristallnacht, Hugo was arrested in Erfurt and Käthe and Lisa were arrested in Nordhausen. After they were released, they…
178. Carl Lenneberg papers
2011.259.1 Box 1 Folder 2 Image 2
Document | Accession Number: 2011.259.1
Date:
inclusive: circa 1913-1975
bulk: 1939-1940
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… to the United States in May 1937. Carl and Georg were arrested during Kristallnacht in November 1938 and sent to Dachau concentration camp. They were…
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 … (Hilde, b. 1912 in Ulm) immigrated to the United States in May 1937. Carl and Georg were arrested during Kristallnacht in November 1938 and sent to Dachau…
179. Larisch family papers
2018.29.1 Box 1 Folder 1 Image 7
Document | Accession Number: 2018.29.1
Date:
inclusive: circa 1900-1973
… ransacked during Kristallnacht, his father was beaten, and his brother was detained. Kurt worked for the German-Jewish Relief Association before moving to…
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 … Switzerland to England. His father’s shop was ransacked during Kristallnacht, his father was beaten, and his brother was detained. Kurt worked for the German…
180. Vamos family papers
2017.335.1 Box 2 Folder 5 Image 5
Document | Accession Number: 2017.335.1
Date:
inclusive: 1907-2013
… Arthur worked as a salesman. He was in Dresden during Kristallnacht in 1938, and returned home immediately to learn that family and friends had been…
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 …. where Arthur worked as a salesman. He was in Dresden during Kristallnacht in 1938, and returned home immediately to learn that family and friends had been…