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Lori Kohn photograph

Document | Accession Number: 2011.321.1

Contains a photographic portrait of Mrs. Lori Kohn, who was born in Galatji, Romania in 1886 and later lived in Bucharest.

Genre/Form
Photograph.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Rodica and Paul Burg

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Belonged to Lori Kohn (Rodica Burg's maternal grandmother) in Bucharest, Romania during the Holocaust. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Rodica and Paul Burg.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use
Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

 
Record last modified: 2023-02-24 13:38:25
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Also in Lori Kohn collection

The collection consists of a pillowcase and a photograph relating to the experiences of Lori Kohn in Bucharest, Romania, during the Holocaust.

Date: approximately 1940

Pillowcase saved from a Jewish shop

Object

Pillowcase which belonged to Lori Kohn in Bucharest, Romania. In the period between August 1940 and June 1941, the Antonescu government issued orders to confiscate different types of Jewish property; The Chamber of Commerce eliminated Jews from the textile industry by expropriating the businesses and the merchandise. Mrs. Kohn defied the orders and kept a few items from her store, among them this pillowcase.

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