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1. Monogrammed bag for storing a prayer shawl saved by a German Jewish refugee

1993.22.1 front

Date:: emigration: 1938

2. Burgundy velvet shofar cover with a floral border and tassels saved by a German Jewish refugee

Date:: emigration: 1938

3. Shofar saved by a German Jewish refugee

1993.22.2.1 front

Date:: emigration: 1938

4. Pair of khaki ski mittens used by a German Jewish emigre in the US

2004.485.9_a-b front

Date:: received: after 1938

5. Embossed aluminum flat top steamer trunk used by a German Jewish refugee

2005.140.4 front

Date:: emigration: 1938 December 15

6. Shallow pewter bowl with etched Hebrew owned by a German Jewish prewar emigre

Date:: emigration: 1938 October

7. Drawing of two buildings and fields by a German Jewish refugee

Date:: creation: 1920-1939
Artwork Title:: Country Landscape with Two Structures

8. Study sketch of a corkscrew and a balance scale by a German Jewish refugee

Date:: creation: 1920-1939
Artwork Title:: Still Life of a Corkscrew and a Balance Scale

9. Drawing of a tree and flower garden by a German Jewish refugee

Date:: creation: 1920-1939
Artwork Title:: Study of a Tree and Flower Bed

10. Handmade paper photo pocket owned by a German Jewish prewar emigre to the United States

Date:: emigration: 1938 October

11. Drawing of an infant and doll lying on a blanket by a German Jewish refugee

Date:: creation: 1920-1939
Artwork Title:: Baby and Doll Lying on Blanket

12. Calligraphy samples and portfolio by a refugee from Nazi Germany

Date:: creation: 1920-1939

13. World War I Iron Cross medal with striped ribbon awarded to a German Jewish refugee

2009.365.2_a-b back

Date:: commemoration: 1914-1918
emigration: 1938 May 14

14. Study sketch of the facade of a house by a German Jewish refugee

Date:: creation: 1920-1939
Artwork Title:: Facade of a House with a Bay Window

15. Upright embossed aluminum wardrobe trunk used by a German Jewish refugee

Date:: emigration: 1938 December 15

16. Coat design, Iris, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding

Date:: creation: 1930-1943
Title:: Iris

17. Drawing of a park walkway with seating areas by a German Jewish refugee

Date:: creation: 1920-1939
Artwork Title:: Park Path with Benches, Trees and Flowers

18. Pencil drawing of a street with three buildings by a German Jewish refugee

Date:: creation: 1920-1939
Artwork Title:: Buildings Along a Street

19. Realistic drawing of a wooden barn by a German Jewish refugee

Date:: creation: 1920-1939
Artwork Title:: Hillside Country Barn

20. Coat design created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding

Date:: creation: 1930-1943

21. Coat design, Ulla, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding

Date:: creation: 1930-1943
Title:: Ulla

22. Coat design, Jaffa/ Ilse, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding

Date:: creation: 1930-1943
Title:: Jaffa /Ilse

23. Drawing of a nighttime celebration by a German Jewish refugee

Date:: creation: 1920-1939
Artwork Title:: Denk ich in der nacht an Deutschland
Alternate Title:: When I think of Germany at night

24. Collage in two sections of a teacher with students by a German Jewish refugee

Date:: creation: 1920-1939
Artwork Title:: Teacher and students in class

25. Unfinished jacket design created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding

Date:: creation: 1930-1943

26. Coat design, Basel, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding

Date:: creation: 1930-1943
Title:: Basel

27. Coat design, Rita, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding

Date:: creation: 1930-1943
Title:: Rita

28. Jacket design, Gussi, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding

Date:: creation: 1930-1943
Title:: Gussi

29. Coat design, Dresden, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding

Date:: creation: 1930-1943
Title:: Dresden

30. Sketch of a building amid fields by a German Jewish refugee

Date:: creation: 1920-1938
Artwork Title:: Building with Weathervane

31. Coat design, Ibsen, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding

Date:: creation: 1930-1943
Title:: Ibsen

32. Drawing of oil towers and pools by a German Jewish refugee

Date:: creation: 1920-1939
Artwork Title:: Öl Türme von Bahn
Alternate Title:: Oil towers from the Railroad

33. Coat design, Culm, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding

Date:: creation: 1930-1943
Title:: Culm

34. Illustration of a building with a belfry by a German Jewish refugee

Date:: creation: approximately 1925-approximately 1939
Artwork Title:: Exterior View of a Building with Bell Tower

35. Drawing of a stepped roof building and houses by a German Jewish refugee

Date:: creation: 1920-1939
Artwork Title:: Narrow Building and Adjacent Houses Surrounded by Fields

36. Coat design, Görlik, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding

Date:: creation: 1930-1943
Title:: Görlik

37. Coat design, Turin, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding

Date:: creation: 1930-1943
Title:: Turin

38. Pencil drawing a belfry by a German Jewish refugee

Date:: creation: 1920-1939
Artwork Title:: View of the Belfry

39. Pelvic calipers used by a Jewish German US Army medic

2003.451.4 front

Date:: acquired: 1932-1945

40. Dartmouth Red ski wax owned by a German Jewish refugee

2004.485.44 front

Date:: received: after 1938

41. Coat design, Mia, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding

Date:: creation: 1930-1943
Title:: Mia

42. Striped black coatdress with belt made by a German Jewish woman

2002.474.3 a-b front

Date:: creation: approximately 1938

43. Electric retinoscope used by a Jewish German US Army medic

2003.451.3 front

Date:: manufacture: 1893-1945
acquired: after 1932

44. Study sketch of a corkscrew and balance scale by a German Jewish refugee

Date:: creation: 1920-1939
Artwork Title:: Still Life of a Corkscrew and a Balance Scale

45. Electrotherapy machine used by a Jewish German US Army medic

Date:: acquired: 1932-1945

46. Henckels table knife with a scalloped edge brought with German Jewish prewar refugee

2012.493.2 left

Date:: emigration: 1938 September

47. Henckels table knife with a scalloped edge brought with German Jewish prewar refugee

2012.493.3 left

Date:: emigration: 1939
manufacture: 1900-1939

48. Kenyan wood sculpture of two gazelles owned by a German Jewish refugee family

1989.306.13 left

Date:: received: after 1938 July-before 1947 March

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