Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Brooch with seven hanging charms depicting aspects of daily life as a prisoner in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor cam, such as a lice comb, a coin, a wooden clog, and a candle. Located thirty miles northwest of Prague in German occupied Czechoslovakia, the camp was established by the Germans in November 24, 1941, and ceased operation in early May 1945. In 3.5 years, approximately 140,000 Jewish persons were transferred to Terezin; nearly 90,000 were then deported, likely to their death, further east. About 33,000 died in Theresienstadt.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Pick Family
Physical Details
- Classification
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Jewelry
- Category
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Pins (Jewelry)
- Object Type
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Brooches (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Metal brooch made from a long safety pin with loops from which hang 7 charms, including a lice comb, a coin, a wooden clog, and a candle. There was originally an eighth charm, which is now missing.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Width: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal, wood
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The brooch was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Erika Seguin and Angela Greenway for the Pick family.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
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- 2023-08-31 10:20:34
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The collection consists of four watercolors created by Jo Spier while imprisoned in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia and a brooch with charms representing aspects of daily life at Theresienstadt.
Date: 1943-1944
Jo Spier drawing of people with a wagon
Object
Ink and watercolor drawing created by Jo Spier while imprisoned in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp from June 1943-May 1945. It shows people gathered around a wagon. Spier, a Jewish artist from the Netherlands, was arrested for creating a satirical cartoon of Hitler in 1943 and deported to Theresienstadt in German occupied Czechoslovakia with his wife and three children. They returned to Amsterdam after May 9, 1945, when the camp was liberated by Soviet forces.
Jo Spier drawing of a couple with a Czech coat of arms
Object
Ink and watercolor drawing created by Jo Spier while imprisoned in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp from June 1943-May 1945. It depicts a couple leaning on a shield bearing the Czech coat of arms. Spier, a Jewish artist from the Netherlands, was arrested for creating a satirical cartoon of Hitler in 1943 and deported to Theresienstadt in German occupied Czechoslovakia with his wife and three children. They returned to Amsterdam after May 9, 1945, when the camp was liberated by Soviet forces.
Jo Spier drawing of people arriving at camp
Object
Ink and watercolor drawing created by Jo Spier while imprisoned in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp from June 1943-May 1945. It shows people walking along a city street, many disabled or crutches; others pull a wagons, one with a Star of David. Spier, a Jewish artist from the Netherlands, was arrested for creating a satirical cartoon of Hitler in 1943. He was deported to Theresienstadt in German occupied Czechoslovakia with his wife and three children. They returned to Amsterdam after May 9, 1945, when the camp was liberated by Soviet forces.
Jo Spier drawing of men and women waving paper on a street corner
Object
Ink and watercolor drawing created by Jo Spier while imprisoned in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp from June 1943-May 1945. It depcits a street corner with a crowd of men and women, some are waving pieces of paper. Spier, a Jewish artist from the Netherlands, was arrested for creating a satirical cartoon of Hitler in 1943 and deported to Theresienstadt in German occupied Czechoslovakia with his wife and three children. They returned to Amsterdam after May 9, 1945, when the camp was liberated by Soviet forces.
