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Handkerchief with embroidered floral motif carried by a Polish Jewish refugee

Object | Accession Number: 2008.216.2

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    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    Handkerchief embroidered by 19-year old Shejna Sylvia Jaroszewska and brought with her when she emigrated from Sokolka, Poland, to the United States in November 1938. She settled with an aunt in New York City. All the members of her family who remained in Poland were killed during the Holocaust.
    Date
    emigration:  1938
    Geography
    creation: Sokolka (Poland)
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Elliot H. Bassman This collection is donated in memory of Bonnie Anne Bassman and in honor of her son Joshua Kob
    Contributor
    Subject: Sylvia Bassman
    Biography
    Sylvia Bassman was born Szejna (Shejna) Sylvia Jaroszewska on September 18, 1919, in Sokolka, Poland. She had a brother, Israel Zvi. With her family's blessing, she left Poland for the United States on November 24, 1938, on board the SS Aquitania. She had an aunt who lived in New York City who provided a home for her. Sylvia worked as a dressmaker. All of her family members in Poland were killed during the Holocaust. She became a naturalized citizen in July 1946. She had three children, a daughter and two sons. She passed away in Brooklyn, New York, in June 1974, at the age of 56.

    Physical Details

    Classification
    Dress Accessories
    Category
    Handkerchiefs
    Object Type
    Handkerchiefs (lcsh)
    Physical Description
    Square, white, linen handkerchief with a dark blue cross-stitched border and, in one corner, a cross-stitched bouquet with flowers in shades of red and orange, brown stems, and blue and green leaves.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 10.500 inches (26.67 cm) | Width: 11.875 inches (30.163 cm)
    Materials
    overall : linen, thread

    Rights & Restrictions

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

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    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The handkerchief was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Elliot H. Bassman, the son of Sylvia Bassman.
    Record last modified:
    2024-10-03 12:22:33
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