Overview
- Brief Narrative
- The belt is made of black wool fabric decorated with multi-colored flower appliques and has tie cords which are attached to metal loops
The belt belonged to a young girl who was killed in Transnistria, Ukraine, during the Holocaust. The girl's relative, Klara Hernes, gave the belt to the donor after World War II - Date
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approximately 1941
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Margalit K. Harel
Physical Details
- Classification
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Dress Accessories
- Category
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Belts (Clothing)
- Object Type
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Belts (Clothing) (lcsh)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, metal
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The belt was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Margalit Katz Harel.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:28:22
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Also in Margalit Katz Harel collection
Consists of documents issued to Mitzi Katz, the donor's mother, in the Mahiliou (Mogilev) ghetto in Belarus; photographs of Margalit Katz Harel as a child and of her relatives; and a belt belonging to a young girl who was killed in Transnistria, Ukraine, during the Holocaust
Date: 1933-1943
Margalit Katz Harel papers
Document
The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Margalit Katz Harel, originally of Chernivtsi, Ukraine, and her family. Documents consist of identification papers issued to Margalit’s mother Mitzi Katz as a resident of the Mogliev ghetto (Mahili︠o︡ŭ, Belarus). Photographs include pre-war depictions of Margalit in Chernivtsi and her maternal grandparents Yehudit Bartfeld Simche and Chaim Simche. A group photograph taken in Cacica, Romania in 1933 depicts the following people: Margalit, seated on left; Margalit’s second cousin Lizzi Dermar is seated on the right. Behind Margalit is her maternal aunt Berta Simche and standing right is Lizzi’s mother Mancia Dermer.
