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Armband worn in Theresienstadt concentration camp

Object | Accession Number: 1998.143.1
1998.143.1 front Armband worn in Theresienstadt concentration camp Click to enlarge
Date
1942-1945
Geography
use: Theresienstadt (Concentration camp); Terezin (Ustecky kraj, Czech Republic)
Language
Czech
German
Classification
Identifying Artifacts
Category
Armbands
Object Type
Armbands (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Nestor Winters

About This Object

Physical Description
Soiled white band, trimmed top and bottom in red fabric; inscribed, in ink, central "K.L./TEREZIN." Potentially issued to Evelyn Glass when interned at the camp.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 6.880 inches (17.475 cm) | Width: 4.120 inches (10.465 cm)
Materials
overall : cloth, ink
Markings
stamped left side, in ink, "SAMOSPRAVA BYV. GHETA TEREZINA/ZORAVOTNICTVI" circular surrouding medical symbol

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The armband was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998 by Nestor Winters.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2019-12-05 22:00:01
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Also in Nestor Winters collection

The collection consists of an armband and two documents relating to the experiences of inmates of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia during and after the Holocaust.

Asch Family Papers

Document

Contains two letters from the Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain, informing Mrs. C. Asch of London that members of the Asch family have been liberated in Theresienstadt and have returned to Berlin, August-September 1945.

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