Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Leather and metal box presumably brought with Simon and Violet Lewin, their daughter Marion, and Violet's son, Rolf, who fled Berlin, Germany, in late December 1938 for the United States.
- Date
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emigration:
1938 December
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Lee Bland
Physical Details
- Classification
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Containers
- Category
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Boxes
- Object Type
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Ornamental boxes (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Leather and metal box with a hinge and elaborate decorations on the interior and exterior.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 13.250 inches (33.655 cm) | Depth: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal, leather
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The box was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Lee Bland.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-08-02 07:08:53
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn560147
Also in Lewin and Levi family collection
The collection consist of artifacts, correspondence, and documents relating to the experiences of Simon and Violet Lewin, their daughter Marion, and Violet's son, Rolf, who fled Berlin, Germany, in late December 1938 for the United States.
Date: approximately 1938 December
Metal hand stamp monogram brought with a German Jewish refugee
Object
Hand stamp with the intertwined letters S and L brought with Simon Lewin when, with his wife Violet, their daughter Marion, and Violet's son, Rolf, fled Berlin, Germany, in late December 1938 for the United States.
Metal needle case with cap brought with German Jewish refugees
Object
Metal needle case with removable cap brought with Simon and Violet Lewin, their daughter Marion, and Violet's son, Rolf, who fled Berlin, Germany, in late December 1938 for the United States.United States.
Lewin and Levi family papers
Document
Contains documents, correspondence, and photographs illustrating the experiences of Simon and Violet Lewin and their daughter Marion as well as Violet's son, Rolf, who all fled Berlin, Germany in late December 1938 for the United States.
