Bedcover used by a Jewish girl in a displaced persons camp
- Date
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use:
1948 January-1949 May
- Geography
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use:
Eggenfelden (Displaced persons camp);
Eggenfelden (Germany)
- Classification
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Furnishings and Furniture
- Category
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Household linens
- Object Type
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Blankets (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Helen and Joseph Matlow
Ruffled bedcover with straps owned by Chana Matlowsky (later Helen Matlow) and used by her daughter, Fruma (later Fran Matlow), as a baby in Eggenfelden displaced persons camp in Germany, from 1948 to 1949. In September 1939, Germany invaded Poland and gave the Soviet Union the eastern half, where Chana, her parents, Aaron and Dwora, her brother, Moshe, and their extended family lived in Zdzieciol (Dziatlava, Belarus). In summer 1941, Germany invaded eastern Poland. In December, Chana’s brother, Moshe, was sent to work in a forced labor camp in Dworzec (Dvarėts (Hrodzenskaia voblasts', Belarus).) In February 1942, German authorities in Zdzieciol ordered all Jews to move into a partially enclosed ghetto. Chana’s father was killed by the authorities, likely during a selection. In August, Chana and her mother, Dwora, were sent to Dworzec, as forced laborers. In December, Chana, Dwora, and Moshe escaped and hid in the nearby Lipichanski forest, which served as a base of operations for several groups of Jewish partisans. In August 1944, Chana, Dwora, and Moshe returned to Zdzieciol after being liberated by the Soviet Army. Dwora married Hersh Haidukowski, a survivor from Zdzieciol, and in 1945, Chana married Josef Matlowsky (later Joseph Matlow), a survivor from Lida, Poland (Belarus). On January 22, 1948, Fruma, was born to Chana and Josef Matlowsky, while they were living at Eggenfelden DP camp. In 1949, the family immigrated to the United States. Helen’s maternal grandparents, aunt, and cousin are presumed to have perished during the Holocaust.
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Also in Helen and Joseph Matlow family collection
The collection consists of a blanket, cooking pot, shirt, long underwear, and photograph relating to the experiences of Helen and Joseph Matlow and their family before and during the Holocaust in Poland, and afterwards in the Eggenfelden displaced persons camp in Germany.
Date: 1935-1949
Embroidered floral smock worn by a Jewish girl in prewar Poland
Object
Colorful, embroidered peasant blouse given to Chana Minuskin (later Helen Matlow) by her maternal aunt in Zdzieciol, Poland (Dziatlava, Belarus), in 1935. Chana, wearing the blouse, is pictured in a photograph with her aunt, her cousin and her mother, Dwora (2003.193.1), taken in their hometown in 1935. In September 1939, Germany invaded Poland and gave the Soviet Union the eastern half, where Chana, her parents, Aaron and Dwora, her brother, Moshe, and their extended family lived in Zdzieciol. In summer 1941, Germany invaded eastern Poland. In December, Chana’s brother, Moshe, was sent to work in a forced labor camp in Dworzec (Dvarėts (Hrodzenskaia voblasts', Belarus).) In February 1942, German authorities in Zdzieciol ordered all Jews to move into a partially enclosed ghetto. Chana’s father was killed by the authorities, likely during a selection. In August, Chana and her mother, Dwora, were sent to Dworzec, as forced laborers. In December, Chana, Dwora, and Moshe escaped and hid in the nearby Lipichanski forest, which served as a base of operations for several groups of Jewish partisans. In August 1944, Chana, Dwora, and Moshe returned to Zdzieciol after being liberated by the Soviet Army. Dwora married Hersh Haidukowski, a survivor from Zdzieciol, and in 1945, Chana married Josef Matlowsky (later Joseph Matlow), a survivor from Lida, Poland (Belarus). In January 1948, Chana and Josef’s daughter, Fruma (later Fran Matlow), was born at Eggenfelden displaced persons camp. In 1949, the family immigrated to the United States. Helen’s maternal grandparents, aunt, and cousin are presumed to have perished during the Holocaust.
Enameled Dutch oven used by a Jewish family in a displaced persons camp
Object
Red and brown enameled metal Dutch oven used by Chana and Josef Matlowsky (later Helen and Joseph Matlow) while living at Eggenfelden displaced persons camp in Germany, from 1947 to 1949. In September 1939, Germany invaded Poland and gave the Soviet Union the eastern half, where Chana’s family lived in Zdzieciol (Dziatlava, Belarus). In summer 1941, Germany invaded eastern Poland. In December, Chana’s brother was sent to work in a forced labor camp in Dworzec (Dvarėts (Hrodzenskaia voblasts', Belarus).) In 1942, German authorities ordered all Jews to move into a ghetto in Zdzieciol, killed Chana’s father, and sent her and her mother to Dworzec as forced laborers. In December, Chana and her family escaped and hid in the Lipichanski forest. In summer 1944, the Soviet Army liberated the region and Chana’s family returned to Zdzieciol. Following the Soviet occupation of eastern Poland in 1939, Josef’s family left Lida, and went to live with his maternal grandparents in Radun. Following the German occupation in summer 1941, a ghetto was established in Radun. In 1942, German authorities shot one of Josef’s sisters and his grandparents and liquidated the Radun ghetto. Josef’s other sister escaped into the woods, while Josef and his parents were sent to the Lida ghetto, where they were later placed on a transport. In November 1943, Josef escaped and became a partisan. Following liberation in summer 1944, Josef joined the Soviet Army. After the war ended in 1945, Josef and Chana married. In January 1948, their daughter Fruma (later Fran Matlow) was born at Eggenfelden. In 1949, the family immigrated to the United States.
Long underwear worn by a Jewish Polish partisan in the Soviet Army
Object
Long underwear pants worn by Josef Matlowsky (later Joseph Matlow), a Jewish partisan, while fighting in the Soviet Army around Lida, Poland (now Belarus), from 1944 to 1945. The pants, possibly made of fustian, would have been issued as part of a winter uniform. In September 1939, Germany invaded Poland and gave the Soviet Union the eastern half, where Josef, his parents, Rubin and Fruma, and his sisters, Edith, Toby and Michla, lived. Following the invasion, his family went to live in Radun, with Josef’s maternal grandparents, Iude and Lachil. In summer 1941, Germany invaded eastern Poland and established a ghetto in Radun. In January 1942, German authorities shot Josef’s sister, Toby. On May 10, the authorities liquidated the Radun ghetto and shot his grandparents. His family hid in the attic and escaped the ghetto that night. His sister, Michla, fled into the woods, and Josef went to the Lida ghetto with his parents, who were later taken away on a transport. In November 1943, Josef escaped and became a partisan fighter. In summer 1944, Josef joined the Soviet Army after being liberated. In May 1945, Germany surrendered. Josef went to Zdzieciol (Dziatlava, Belarus), where he worked for the Soviet police and married Chana Minuskin (later Helen Matlow), a survivor from that town. In January 1948, their daughter, Fruma, was born at Eggenfelden displaced persons camp. In 1949, they immigrated to the United States. Josef’s sister, Edith, and her family were shot in September 1939, and his parents were killed at Auschwitz concentration camp in 1942.
Matlow family photograph
Document
The photograph was taken in Dzieciol, Poland. Helen Matlow last on left is pictured wearing an embroidered shirt. The others in the photo are Ms. Matlow's mother, aunt, and cousin. Rectangular form; on recto, black and white image of three women and one man standing outdoors in front of building; on verso, handwritten text in ink.
