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Cigarette holder

Object | Accession Number: 2002.83.3
2002.83.3 open Cigarette holder Click to enlarge 2002.83.3 closed Cigarette holder Click to enlarge

The cigarette holder is from a Soviet labor camp in Dushanbe (Stalinabad), Tajikistan, where Alexander Schenker lived during World War II

Classification
Personal Equipment and Supplies
Category
Smoking paraphernalia
Object Type
Cigarette holders (tgm)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Alexander M. Schenker

About This Object

Physical Description
The cigarette holder is made from metal and celluloid and is collapsible into a maroon plastic case. The case screws closed.
Materials
overall : metal, celluloid, plastic

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The cigarette holder was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Alexander Schenker.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2021-02-10 11:49:07
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Document

The papers consist of documents relating to Alexander Schenker's experiences as a deportee in the Soviet Union from 1940-1942 and as a resident from 1942-1946. The collection also relates to the experiences of Alexander Schenker's father, Oskar Schenker, who was a refugee in Japan. Includes a Polish citizenship certificate issued to Oskar Schenker which includes a visa stamped by the Japanese consul in Kaunas, Chiune Sugihara.

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