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Leather briefcase used to hold family papers by Jewish refugees

Object | Accession Number: 2008.347.2

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Leather briefcase used to hold family papers by Jewish refugees

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Date: approximately 1938 (emigration)
Geography: use : Shanghai (China)
Language: English
Classification: Containers
Category: Luggage
Object Type: Briefcases (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eric Goldstein and Sonia Riegel

Physical Description: Dark brown, leather briefcase with 2 interior expandable pockets and a front outer pocket secured by 3 metal snaps. The top opening flap covers the front and has a brass lock with 2 leather straps and metal buckles. The handle at the top is secured by a metal plate on the underside of the flap. There is an embossed line around the exterior edge.
Dimensions: overall : 13.500 x 15.375 x 2.250 in. (34.29 x 39.053 x 5.715 cm.)
Materials: overall : leather, metal
Markings: front side of lock : FOO CHONG WKS.
Contributor: Subject: Henry Basch
Subject: Rose Basch
Biography: Henry Basch, along with his wife, Rose, originally from Poland, fled Germany to escape the antisemitic policies of the Nazi government. probably in the late 1930s. They found refuge in Shanghai, China.

Rose Basch, along with her husband, Henry, originally from Poland, fled Germany to escape the antisemitic policies of the Nazi government. probably in the late 1930s. They found refuge in Shanghai, China.
Topical Term: Jewish refugees--China--Shanghai.
World War, 1939-1945--Jewish refugees--China--Shanghai.
Geographic Name: Germany--Emigration and immigration--History--1933-1945.
China--Emigration and immigration--History.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The briefcase was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Dr. Eric Goldstein and Sonia Riegel.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2018-01-11 14:25:42
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn37904

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