Overview
- Collection Summary
- The collection consists of handpainted textiles, handmade notebook, correspondence, documents, photographs, and photograph albums relating to the experiences of Poldek (Leopold) Schein in prewar Poland, prior to his escape from Krakow to Soviet occupied Poland and his subsequent imprisonment in a Siberian labor camp and resettlement in Uzbekistan during the Holocaust, and to his life in Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp in Germany and in the United States after the end of World War II.
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Leopold Schein.
Browse 7 Items In This Collection
Silk matzah holder with a handpainted fruit and floral design for Passover created by a Jewish Polish refugee in Bergen-Belsen DP camp
Object | Accession Number: 2012.443.2
Silk scarf with a handpainted clown and an inscription created by a Jewish Polish refugee in Bergen-Belsen DP camp
Object | Accession Number: 2012.443.3
Challah cover with a handpainted crest of lions with a crown with a Star of David created by a Jewish Polish refugee in Bergen-Belsen DP camp
Object | Accession Number: 2012.443.4
Tablecloth with a handpainted maple leaf design created by a Jewish Polish refugee in Bergen-Belsen DP camp
Object | Accession Number: 2012.443.5
Notebook with pressed flower cover
Object | Accession Number: 2012.443.6
Ration coupons
Object | Accession Number: 2012.443.7
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