Pencil and ink drawing of geometric shapes

Pastilles au Menthol-Cocaine-Borax box

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Empty cardboard box that originally contained Menthol-Cocaine-Borax pastilles intended for medicinal use. The box was distribued by the Apotheke S. Geiger, Horlauben, Davos-Platz.

Mezuzah pendant with attached string

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Mezuzah pendant

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Match brand razor blade

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Token depicting the bathhouse in a prison camp

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Token depicting the bathhouse in Bad Munder am Deister, Germany.

Metal token depicting the Bad Rehburg Kurplatz

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Metal and enamel Star of David

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Brass nameplate for J. Feldman

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Brass tag with name Feldman

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Candle

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Metal implement

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Metal implement

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Metal implement

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Fountain pen nib

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Pencil

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Souvenir book of postcards of Marienheim Sanatorium

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Bound series of black and white postcards depicting the interior and exterior of Marienheim, a sanatorium in Bad Rehburg.

Drawstring pouch embroidered with the Red Cross symbol

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Wood triangle

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Wood triangle used by Szyja Feldman for machine drawing.

Wood triangle

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Wood triangle used by Szyja Feldman for machine drawing.

Joshua (Szyja) Feldman papers

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The Joshua (Szyja) Feldman papers consist of restitution files, immigration materials, biographical materials, and study notebooks primarily relating to the post-war experiences of Szyja (Joshua) and his wife Fela Winter Feldman. The papers include letters to Feldman’s family in the United States, official papers regarding restitution and emigration applications, photograph albums and papers from the Davos-Platz hospital in Switzerland, and a copy of "Letters to Salek," a biography of Mr. Feldman. "Letters from Salek" was written by a writer hired by Mr. Feldman's niece, Renée Roll [donor]; the writer used Mr. Feldman's letters and papers to write his experiences as if it were his autobiography. The collection is also interspersed with Renée Roll’s research notes and translations corresponding to specific documents; these notes are typically on lined paper or post-its and written in Roll’s handwriting.

Pencil drawing

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Pencil drawing by Szja Feldman.

Set of cardboard templates

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Handbook

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Shorthand manual that belonged to the Judischen Gemeinschaft in Davos, Switzerland.

Handbook

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Machine drawing handbook (a) with handmade cardboard measuring implement (b) and machine drawing (c) tucked inside. The manual was published by the Ort Union (Organization, Reconstruction, Travail), in Geneva. ORT is a Jewish trade organization that promoted the education and training of Jewish vocational and agricultural students and workers.

Handbook

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Handbook

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Handbook published by the Verein Schweizerischer Maschinenindustrieller (VSM), AKA the Standards Bureau of the Swiss Association of Machinery Manufacturers.

Handbook

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Handbook in German published in Zurich in 1947.

Dictionary

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Published in 1945 in Tel-Aviv, Palestine. According to the donor this dictionary was given to her uncle, Szyja Feldman, when he arrived at Davos.

Prayer book

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Prayer book

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Yiddish language Yizkor (memorial) book about the Jews of Częstochowa, Poland. This book was published in 1947 by the United Czenstochover Relief Committee and Ladies Auxiliary.