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Suit

Object | Accession Number: 2002.264.3 a-b
2002.264.3_a front Suit Click to enlarge 2002.264.3_b front Suit Click to enlarge

The suit was handmade for Mayer Zar in a DP camp.

Classification
Clothing and Dress
Category
Men's clothing
Object Type
Suits (Clothing) (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Howard Zar

About This Object

Physical Description
The suit consists of a jacket and trousers made from grey-colored twill fabric.
Materials
overall : cloth

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The suit was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Howard Zar, the son of Mayer Zar (Zarnowiecki).

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:25:10
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Also in Rose and Mayer Zar collection

Consists of documents relating to Rose and Mayer Zar's (formerly Szoszana and Mayer Zarnowiecki), the donor's parents' residence in different DP camps in Germany and two suits that were handmade for the Zars in a DP camp. The documents include inoculation certificates; registration cards; a birth certificate of their first son Awiron Zarnowiecki, born on 9 Aug.1948, his death certificate indicating that the little boy drowned on 29 May 1951, reparations payment certificates, and announcements..

Suit

Suit

Object

The suit was handmade for Rose Zar (Szoszana Zarnowiecki) donor's mother in a DP camp.

Rose and Mayer Zar papers

Document

The papers consist of documents relating to Rose and Mayer Zar's (formerly Szoszana and Mayer Zarnowiecki) [donor's parents] residence in different DP camps in Germany and include inoculation certificates, registration cards, the birth certificate of their firstborn son, Awiron Zarnowiecki, and his death certificate indicating that the little boy drowned on May 29, 1951, reparations payment certificates, and announcements.

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