Overview
- Brief Narrative
- 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.
- Geography
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use:
Bucharest (Romania)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Rodica and Paul Burg
Physical Details
- Classification
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Furnishings and Furniture
- Category
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Household linens
- Object Type
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Pillowcases (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Rectangular, yellow cloth pillowcase with a button placket closure. It is made from a single piece of cloth folded in half and sewn together on the long sides. It has five finished button holes with five white, mother of pearl buttons sewn on with yellow thread. There are light red-brown stains throughout.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 30.125 inches (76.518 cm) | Width: 38.250 inches (97.155 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, thread, mother of pearl
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The pillowcase was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Paul and Rodica Burg, the grandaughter of Lori Kohn.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 20:14:02
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn45315
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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
Lori Kohn photograph
Document
Contains a photographic portrait of Mrs. Lori Kohn, who was born in Galatji, Romania in 1886 and later lived in Bucharest.
