Overview
- Description
- Collection illustrating the experiences of the Mendels family during the Holocaust in France; collection includes family documents and photographs, as well as baby books kept by donor's parents before, during, and after the war.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jacqueline Mendels Birn
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Baby books. Photographs.
- Extent
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1 box
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
- Copyright Holder
- Birn, Jacqueline
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- France.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Jacqueline Birn.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:51:24
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Also in Jacqueline Mendels Birn collection
The collection consists of children's clothing, baby books, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Ellen and Frits Mendels, and their children, Franklin, Jacqueline, and Manuela, before and during the Holocaust in France when the family lived in hiding. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Date: 1930-1944
Young girl's floral print romper worn by a hidden child
Object
Romper worn by Jacqueline Mendels, age 6, when the family went into hiding in 1941 during the German occupation of France. Jacqueline, her older sister, Manuela, age 8, and their parents, Ellen and Frits Mendels, fled German-occupied Paris in 1942. They were French Jewish citizens who had to abandon their home and assume false identities. They found a safe place to live in hiding in the southern French village of Le Got. A son, Franklin, was born during this time. After the war ended in 1944, the family returned to Paris.
Child's white blouse with red, yellow, and pink floral embroidery worn by 2 sisters prior to living in hiding
Object
Embroidered white smock worn by 2 sisters, Jacqueline, when she was 3, and Manuela, when she was 5, before the family had to go into hiding during the German occupation of France, which began in June 1940. The girls and their parents, Ellen and Frits Mendels, fled German-occupied Paris in 1942. They were French Jewish citizens who had to abandon their home and assume false identities. They found a safe place to live in hiding in the southern French village of Le Got. A son, Franklin, was born during this time. After the war ended in 1944, the family returned to Paris.
Child's white smocked dress worn by 2 sisters while living in hiding
Object
Dress worn by 2 sisters, Jacqueline, age 6, and Manuela, age 8, in 1941-42 when the family lived in hiding during the German occupation of France. The dress was made by their maternal grandmother, Sophie Hess, who lived in Hamburg, Germany. She committed suicide during the Holocaust, rather than undergoing forced deportation to the concentration camps.The sisters and their parents, Ellen and Frits Mendels, fled German-occupied Paris in 1942. They were French Jewish citizens who had to abandon their home and assume false identities. They found a safe place to live in hiding in the southern French village of Le Got. A son, Franklin, was born during this time. After the war ended in 1944, the family returned to Paris.
Jacqueline Mendels Birn papers
Document
The collection consists of drawings and writings relating to the experiences of Jacqueline Mendels and her family while living in hiding in France during the Holocaust.
Jacqueline Mendels Birn papers
Document
Four drawings and poems created by Jacqueline Mendels while living in hiding in France; dated 1942-1945.
