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Patterned white gauze evening dress and sash brought with a Polish Jewish emigre

Object | Accession Number: 2009.117.1 a-b
2009.117.1_a front Patterned white gauze evening dress and sash brought with a Polish Jewish emigre Click to enlarge 2009.117.1_b front Patterned white gauze evening dress and sash brought with a Polish Jewish emigre Click to enlarge

Satin ring patterned evening dress with matching sash owned by Ella Brecher Lieberman when she emigrated with her husband and 9 year old daughter, Hanna, from Stanislawow, Poland (Sasiv, Ukraine), to Palestine in 1939.

Date
emigration:  1939
Geography
received: Sasiv (Ukraine)
en route: Palestine
Classification
Clothing and Dress
Category
Women's clothing
Object Type
Evening gowns (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Hanna Levi

About This Object

Physical Description
a. Long sleeve, A-line, offwhite colored dress, mid-calf length, with a natural waist. The dress is of gauzy material with a connected ring pattern made from satinlike material. The round neck opening has 5 metal snaps; the sleeves have 2 sets of metal snaps at the wrist to create a pleat and minimize the opening.
b. Offwhite colored sash with pointed ends of the same gauzy material as the dress, made from 3 pieces of material sewn together.
Dimensions
a: Height: 47.500 inches (120.65 cm) | Width: 26.500 inches (67.31 cm)
b: Height: 96.000 inches (243.84 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm)
Materials
a : cloth, thread, metal
b : cloth, thread
Contributor
Subject: Ella Lieberman
Subject: Hanna Lieberman Levi
Biography
Ella Brecher was born in 1905 in Olomuac, Czech Republic, Austro-Hungary. Ella married Benedykt Lieberman (1896-1950), an economist. The couple first lived in Olomuac and then settled in his hometown, Stanislawow, Poland (now Sasiv, Ukraine). Benedykt's father owned a yeast and alcohol factory there. They had one daughter, Hanna, born in 1930. Ella opened a primary school with Hanna's nanny in the 1930s. Most of the Lieberman family immigrated to Palestine from late 1935-1939, where they operated a farm near Nahariya. In 1939, Ella, Benedykt, and Hanna also immigrated to Palestine. Ella, 38, committed suicide in 1943.
Hanna Lieberman (later Levi) was born in 1930 in Stanislawow, Poland (now Sasiv, Ukraine), to Benedykt and Ella Brecher Lieberman. Benedykt was born in Stanislawow to Filip and Babette (1858-1927) Lieberman. Benedykt had three sisters: Jeannette Münch (1891-1967), Cecylia (Cilli) Kupferman (1892-1973), and Aniela (Nelly) Sperber (1898-1989). Filip owned a yeast and alcohol factory. Ella was born in 1905 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, then part of Austro-Hungary. The couple lived there before moving to Stanislawow. The family was well off. Benedykt was an economist. Ella ran a primary school with Hanna's nanny in the 1930s. Most of the Lieberman family immigrated to Palestine from late 1935-1939, where they operated a farm in Ein Sara near Nahariya. In 1939, Hanna and her parents immigrated to Palestine. Nazi Germany invaded Poland in September 1939. Hanna's grandfather Filip went to the ghetto in Kolomyja in 1941, where he died of natural causes. Ella, 38, committed suicide in 1943 following an unhappy love affair. Benedykt, 55, passed away in 1951.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The evening dress and sash were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Hanna Levi, the daughter of Ella Brecher Lieberman.

Rights and Restrictions

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

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 18:26:10
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Embroidered white handkerchief with woven lines brought with a Polish Jewish emigre

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Embroidered woven handkerchief owned by Ella Brecher Lieberman when she emigrated with her husband and 9 year old daughter, Hanna, from Stanislawow, Poland (Sasiv, Ukraine), to Palestine in 1939.

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White handkerchief with multi-colored embroidery owned by Ella Brecher Lieberman when she emigrated with her husband and 9 year old daughter, Hanna, from Stanislawow, Poland (Sasiv, Ukraine), to Palestine in 1939.

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Child’s white dress with scalloped neckline brought with a Polish Jewish emigre

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Child's white romper with embroidered flowers brought with a Polish Jewish emigre

Child's white romper with embroidered flowers brought with a Polish Jewish emigre

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Embroidered white pillow sham brought with a Polish Jewish emigre

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White bed sheet with embroidered flowers brought with a Polish Jewish emigre

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Tallit [prayer shawl] needlework decoration made from bronze metallic thread in a geometric pattern owned by Ella Brecher Lieberman when she emigrated with her husband and 9 year old daughter, Hanna, from Stanislawow, Poland (Sasiv, Ukraine), to Palestine in 1939. It was made in Sasow, Poland, which was well known for its embroidered ritual objects. The applique would be attached to a corner of the tallit, a shawl worn by Jewish males during morning prayers.

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Metallic bronze tallit decoration of entwined squares brought with a Polish Jewish emigre

Metallic bronze tallit decoration of entwined squares brought with a Polish Jewish emigre

Object

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Metallic silver pinwheel tallit decoration brought with a Polish Jewish emigre

Metallic silver pinwheel tallit decoration brought with a Polish Jewish emigre

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Tallit [prayer shawl] pinwheel shaped needlework decoration made from metallic silver thread owned by Ella Brecher Lieberman when she emigrated with her husband and 9 year old daughter, Hanna, from Stanislawow, Poland (Sasiv, Ukraine), to Palestine in 1939. It was made in Sasow, Poland, which was well known for its embroidered ritual objects. The applique would be attached to a corner of the tallit, a shawl worn by Jewish males during morning prayers.

Metallic pink and yellow tallit atarah brought with a Polish Jewish emigre

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Tallit (prayer shawl) needlework atarah (neckband) decoration made from silver and pink metallic thread owned by Ella Brecher Lieberman when she emigrated with her husband and 9 year old daughter, Hanna, from Stanislawow, Poland (Sasiv, Ukraine), to Palestine in 1939. It was made in Sasow, Poland, which was well known for its embroidered ritual objects. The atarah would be attached to the interior top center of the tallit worn by Jewish males during morning prayers, where it would be nearest the head when the shawl is draped over it.

Metallic yellow and silver tallit atarah brought with a Polish Jewish emigre

Metallic yellow and silver tallit atarah brought with a Polish Jewish emigre

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Metallic brown tallit atarah brought with a Polish Jewish emigre

Metallic brown tallit atarah brought with a Polish Jewish emigre

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