Overview
- Collection Summary
- The collection consists of artifacts, currency, documents, photographs, and publications relating to the experiences of Carl, Elsa, and Peter Victor in prewar Berlin, Germany, during World War II in Shanghai, China, where Carl and Elsa Victor passed away, and then to Peter after the war in Shanghai and following his emigration to the United States in 1947.
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 and 1992 by Peter M. Victor, and in 1993, 1994, and 2004 by Arleen Tievsky, executor of the Estate of Peter M. Victor.
Browse 24 Items In This Collection
Central Bank of China, 5000 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 1990.114.62
received: 1947
Central Bank of China, 1000 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 1990.114.63
received: 1945-1947
Central Bank of China, 1000 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 1990.114.64
received: 1945-1947
Central Reserve Bank of China, 10 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 1990.114.65
received: 1940-1947
Central Reserve Bank of China, 10 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 1990.114.66
received: 1940-1947
Central Bank of China, 100 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 1990.114.67
received: 1944-1947
Shanghai Jewish Chronicle clipping
Document | Accession Number: 1990.114.71
canceled British postage stamp acquired by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 1990.114.73
received: Hongkou Qu (Shanghai, China)
issue: 1937-1941
Peter and Berta Victor papers
Document | Accession Number: 1990.114.74
Souvenir booklet of 10 stamps for Berlin synagogues destroyed during Kristallnacht
Object | Accession Number: 1994.A.0076.2
publication: Berlin (Germany)
Laced leather billfold with a painted harbor owned by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.2
Blue leather clutch with a floral design used by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.3
Brown leather briefcase brought by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.4
Black yarmulke used by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.5
Black yarmulke used by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.6
White satin yarmulke owned by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.10
White satin yarmulke with a button owned by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.11
Black cloth cap owned by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.12
Crocheted tablecloth and replacement thread saved by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.13 a-b
Green wool blanket acquired by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.14
Crocheted tablecloth pattern in 4 pieces saved by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.15 a-d
Blue striped tallit with an embroidered neckband owned by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.16
Blue velvet tallit pouch with an embroidered monogram owned by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.17
Engraved silver cigarette case with box owned by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.18 a-b
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