Pillowcase
- Classification
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Furnishings and Furniture
- Category
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Household linens
- Object Type
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Pillowcases (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eva and Nisan Ganz
The hand-sewn and embroidered pillowcase was part of Olga Leitman's wedding trousseau that she took with her into hiding.
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Also in Albert and Olga Friedmann family collection
Consists of documents related to the life of Albert Friedmann, his wife Olga, son Tibor, and stepdaughter, Eva (born Weiss). Albert and Olga married in 1946; both had lost their spouses in the Holocaust. The documents mainly concern the Friedmanns' lives in the Hallein displaced persons camp and Mr. Friedmann's position within the camp. Also includes immigration and naturalization correspondence and documents for Nisen Ganz, a survivor of Auschwitz, Melk, Ebensee, and Terezin, originally from Czechoslovakia. Olga Leitman (her maiden name). Also included are fourteen pillowcases and four small tableclothes, all hand-sewn and embroidered, which constituted Olga's wedding trousseau. Olga took this trousseau with her into hiding; many of the pieces are monogrammed "LO" for Olga Leitman (her maiden name).
Pillowcase
Object
The hand-sewn and embroidered pillowcase was part of Olga Leitman's wedding trousseau that she took with her into hiding.
Pillowcase
Object
The hand-sewn and embroidered pillowcase was part of Olga Leitman's wedding trousseau that she took with her into hiding.
Pillowcase
Object
The hand-sewn and embroidered pillowcase was part of Olga Leitman's wedding trousseau that she took with her into hiding.
Pillowcase
Object
The hand-sewn and embroidered pillowcase was part of Olga Leitman's wedding trousseau that she took with her into hiding.
Pillowcase
Object
The hand-sewn and embroidered pillowcase was part of Olga Leitman's wedding trousseau that she took with her into hiding.
Pillowcase
Object
The hand-sewn and embroidered pillowcase was part of Olga Leitman's wedding trousseau that she took with her into hiding.
Pillowcase
Object
The hand-sewn and embroidered pillowcase was part of Olga Leitman's wedding trousseau that she took with her into hiding.
Pillowcase
Object
The hand-sewn and embroidered pillowcase was part of Olga Leitman's wedding trousseau that she took with her into hiding.
Pillowcase
Object
The hand-sewn and embroidered pillowcase was part of Olga Leitman's wedding trousseau that she took with her into hiding.
Pillowcase
Object
The hand-sewn and embroidered pillowcase was part of Olga Leitman's wedding trousseau that she took with her into hiding.
Pillowcase
Object
The hand-sewn and embroidered pillowcase was part of Olga Leitman's wedding trousseau that she took with her into hiding.
Pillowcase
Object
The hand-sewn and embroidered pillowcase was part of Olga Leitman's wedding trousseau that she took with her into hiding.
Pillowcase
Object
The hand-sewn and embroidered pillowcase was part of Olga Leitman's wedding trousseau that she took with her into hiding.
Tablecloth
Object
The hand-sewn and embroidered tablecloth was part of Olga Leitman's wedding trousseau that she took with her into hiding.
Tablecloth
Object
The hand-sewn and embroidered tablecloth was part of Olga Leitman's wedding trousseau that she took with her into hiding.
Tablecloth
Object
The hand-sewn and embroidered tablecloth was part of Olga Leitman's wedding trousseau that she took with her into hiding.
Tablecloth
Object
The hand-sewn and embroidered tablecloth was part of Olga Leitman's wedding trousseau that she took with her into hiding.
Albert and Olga Friedmann family collection
Document
Consists of documents related to the life of Albert Friedmann, his wife Olga, son Tibor, and stepdaughter, Eva (born Weiss). Albert and Olga married in 1946, as both lost their spouses in the Holocaust. The documents mainly concern the Friedmanns' lives in the Hallein displaced persons camp and Mr. Friedmann's position within the camp. Also includes immigration and naturalization correspondence and documents for Nisen Ganz, a survivor of Auschwitz, Melk, Ebensee, and Terezin, originally from Czechoslovakia.
