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Joan Kent Finkelstein family collection

Collection
Collection Summary
The collection consists of artifacts, correspondence, documents, and a photograph album relating to the experiences of Jerzy and Nadzieja Klein, their daughter, Joanna, (from 1946, George, Nadine, and Joan Kent) and their family and friends in Warsaw, Poland, before and during the Holocaust and their immigration to and postwar life in the United States.
Provenance
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2018 by Joan Kent Finkelstein, the daughter of George and Nadine Kent.
Date
1920-1966
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Joan Kent Finkelstein family papers

Document | Accession Number: 2009.376.1

Date
inclusive:  circa 1920-2013
Joan Kent Finkelstein family papers
Beige wool/angora dress with self-belt brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.2 a-b

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Beige wool/angora dress with self-belt brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Woman's white silk dickey brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.3

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Woman's white silk dickey brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Black silk taffeta bodice with handmade lace brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.4

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Black silk taffeta bodice with handmade lace brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Fringed black silk piano shawl with embroidered silver flowers brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.5

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Fringed black silk piano shawl with embroidered silver flowers brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
White fine cotton slip with whitework embroidery and an NS monogram brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.6

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
creation:  1926
White fine cotton slip with whitework embroidery and an NS monogram brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
White embroidered fine cotton slip with lace inlay brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.7

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
creation:  1926
White embroidered fine cotton slip with lace inlay brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
White embroidered cotton slip with an NS monogram and interior flap brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.8

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
creation:  1926
White embroidered cotton slip with an NS monogram and interior flap brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Black fetal horse fur coat collar with black satin lining brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.9

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Black fetal horse fur coat collar with black satin lining brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Black fetal horse fur coat collar with tear drop ends brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.10

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Black fetal horse fur coat collar with tear drop ends brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Red and brown fox fur wrap brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.11

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Red and brown fox fur wrap brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
White rabbit fur collar brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.12

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
White rabbit fur collar brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Handknit red wool scarf brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.13

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Handknit red wool scarf brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Woven navy blue wool scarf with red and white accents brought to the US by Nadzieja Klein's family

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.14

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Woven navy blue wool scarf with red and white accents brought to the US by Nadzieja Klein's family
Child's cotton twill collar with embroidered daisies brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.15

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Child's cotton twill collar with embroidered daisies brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Child's silk Peter Pan collar with embroidered blue dots brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.16

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Child's silk Peter Pan collar with embroidered blue dots brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Child’s diamond patterned collar set brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.17 a-b

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Child’s diamond patterned collar set brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Two white silk sleeve cuffs with scalloped cording brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.18 a-b

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Two white silk sleeve cuffs with scalloped cording brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Two white silk sleeve cuffs with stitched whitework borders brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.19 a-b

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Two white silk sleeve cuffs with stitched whitework borders brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Two white silk sleeve cuffs with semicircular stitched accents with blue dots brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.20 a-b

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Two white silk sleeve cuffs with semicircular stitched accents with blue dots brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Four white filet embroidered net inserts brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.21 a-d

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Four white filet embroidered net inserts brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Child's gray shearling embroidered mountaineer's craft coat brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.22

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
received:  1939
Child's gray shearling embroidered mountaineer's craft coat brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Child's colorful print cotton dress with blue piping brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.23

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Child's colorful print cotton dress with blue piping brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Child's peach silk polka dot dress brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.24

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Child's peach silk polka dot dress brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Child's peach silk sleeveless dress with embroidered flowers brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.25

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Child's peach silk sleeveless dress with embroidered flowers brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Child's pink silk cabbage rose patterned dress brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.26

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Child's pink silk cabbage rose patterned dress brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Child's pith helmet acquired in India during the journey to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.27

Geography
received: India
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
received:  1941 January
Child's pith helmet acquired in India during the journey to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Adult's pith helmet acquired in India during the journey to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.28

Geography
received: India
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
received:  1941 January
Adult's pith helmet acquired in India during the journey to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Pair of woman's fawn and tan suede gloves brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.29 a-b

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Pair of woman's fawn and tan suede gloves brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Woman’s brown suede belt brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.30

Geography
manufacture: Paris (France)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Woman’s brown suede belt brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Lizard skin clutch, change purse, mirror, and key brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.31 a-d

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Lizard skin clutch, change purse, mirror, and key brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Lace bordered white handkerchief brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.32

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Lace bordered white handkerchief brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
White handkerchief with an embroidered triangle patterned border brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.33

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
White handkerchief with an embroidered triangle patterned border brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
White cotton lace handkerchief with a floral motif lace border brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.34

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
White cotton lace handkerchief with a floral motif lace border brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Silk circus print handkerchief brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.35

Geography
use: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
manufacture:  approximately 1935
Silk circus print handkerchief brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
White silk handkerchief with handmade floral lace design brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.36

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
White silk handkerchief with handmade floral lace design brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
White silk handkerchief bordered with lace and pink flowers brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.37

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
White silk handkerchief bordered with lace and pink flowers brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
White silk handkerchief with a drawing of 2 women on horseback brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.38

Geography
use: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
creation:  approximately 1925
White silk handkerchief with a drawing of 2 women on horseback brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Peach silk handkerchief hand embroidered with ribbons and flowers brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.39

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Peach silk handkerchief hand embroidered with ribbons and flowers brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Iridescent plaid silk taffeta handkerchief brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.40

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Iridescent plaid silk taffeta handkerchief brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Doily with floral lace border brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.41

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
Doily with floral lace border brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
White square cotton pillowcase with a cutwork border brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland

Object | Accession Number: 2009.376.42

Geography
received: Warsaw (Poland)
Date
emigration:  1940 April 20-1941 February 17
received:  1926
White square cotton pillowcase with a cutwork border brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
Coat

Object | Accession Number: 2017.450.1

Duvet cover

Object | Accession Number: 2018.99.1

Duvet cover
Linen tablecloth

Object | Accession Number: 2018.99.2

Linen tablecloth
Set of linen napkins

Object | Accession Number: 2018.99.3 a-j

Set of linen napkins
Ski outfit

Object | Accession Number: 2018.405.1 a-c

Ski outfit
Jacket

Object | Accession Number: 2018.405.2

Jacket
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