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Shirt worn by former prisoner of Auschwitz upon liberation

Object | Accession Number: 1997.78.1
1997.78.1 front Shirt worn by former prisoner of Auschwitz upon liberation Click to enlarge

Shirt worn by Sara Yablonowicz upon liberation of Auschwitz in Nazi occupied Europe.

Date
found:  1945
Geography
acquired: Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Oświęcim (Poland)
Classification
Clothing and Dress
Category
Women's clothing
Object Type
Blouses (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Minia Kalish. In memory of our mother, Minia Kalish and Helen Jannes.

About This Object

Dimensions
overall: Height: 18.000 inches (45.72 cm)
Materials
overall : cotton
Contributor
Subject: Sara Yablonowicz
Biography
Sara Yablonowicz was born in Bialystok, Poland, and was interned in Auschwitz concentration camp.

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The shirt was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997 by Minia Kalish, the daughter of Sara Yablonowicz.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2021-02-10 09:10:16
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