Overview
- Description
- Contains photograph albums and loose photographs illustrating the experiences of the Schonfeld family in Germany and the Netherlands. Hans, Hanna, and Rene Schonfeld emigrated from Germany to the Netherlands before the war. The family was deported on September 6, 1944 to Theresienstadt. Hanna and Rene remained in Theresienstadt and were liberated there; on September 29, 1944, Hans was deported to Auschwitz, where he is presumed to have died on February 28, 1945. Collection includes numerous photographs and photograph albums dating from the turn of the 20th century from the 1930s through the 1970s.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Barbara Schonfeld
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Photo albums.
- Extent
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1 box
2 oversize boxes
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Administrative Notes
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Barbara Schonfeld, the widow of Ronald W. Schonfeld.
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The collection consists of seven pieces of Theresienstadt scrip and a Star of David badge relating to the experiences of Rene W. Schonfeldt (later Ronald Schonfeld) during the Holocaust in German occupied Netherlands and as a prisoner in Westerbork internment camp and Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia. Photograph albums, loose photographs illustrating the experiences of the Schonfeld family in Germany and the Netherlands. Hans, Hanna, and Rene emigrated from Germany to the Netherlands before the war. The family was deported on September 6, 1944 to Theresienstadt Concentration Camp in the Czech Republic. Although Hanna and Rene renamed in Theresienstadt and were liberated there, on September 29, Hans was deported to Auschwitz, where he is presumed to have died on February 28, 1945. Collection includes numerous photographs and photograph albums dating from the turn of the 20th century from the 1930s through the 1970s.
Date: 1942 April-1944
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 1 krone note
Object
Theresienstadt scrip, valued at 1 (eine) krone acquired there by Rene W. Schonfeldt, 12, when he was a prisoner in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp from September 1944-May 1945. The ghetto currency was distributed from May 1943, and Rene saved one of each denomination: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. The scrip was issued to create a false appearance of normalcy in the camp. There was nothing to obtain with the scrip. Soon after Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933, Rene's parents Hans and Hanna fled Berlin with their infant son to Hilversum, Netherlands. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands. In January 1942, Rene and his parents were interned in Westerbork transit camp. In September 1944, they were deported to Theresienstadt. Soon after their arrival, his father was sent to Auschwitz and murdered. Theresienstadt was liberated by Soviet troops on May 9, 1945. Rene and his mother were repatriated to the Netherlands. They left for America in 1948.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note
Object
Theresienstadt scrip, valued at 2 (zwei) kronen acquired there by Rene W. Schonfeldt, 12, when he was a prisoner in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp from September 1944-May 1945. The ghetto currency was distributed from May 1943, and Rene saved one of each denomination: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. The scrip was issued to create a false appearance of normalcy in the camp. There was nothing to obtain with the scrip. Soon after Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933, Rene's parents Hans and Hanna fled Berlin with their infant son to Hilversum, Netherlands. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands. In January 1942, Rene and his parents were interned in Westerbork transit camp. In September 1944, they were deported to Theresienstadt. Soon after their arrival, his father was sent to Auschwitz and murdered. Theresienstadt was liberated by Soviet troops on May 9, 1945. Rene and his mother were repatriated to the Netherlands. They left for America in 1948.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note
Object
Theresienstadt scrip, valued at 5 (funf] kronen acquired there by Rene W. Schonfeldt, 12, when he was a prisoner in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp from September 1944-May 1945. The ghetto currency was distributed from May 1943, and Rene saved one of each denomination: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. The scrip was issued to create a false appearance of normalcy in the camp. There was nothing to obtain with the scrip. Soon after Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933, Rene's parents Hans and Hanna fled Berlin with their infant son to Hilversum, Netherlands. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands. In January 1942, Rene and his parents were interned in Westerbork transit camp. In September 1944, they were deported to Theresienstadt. Soon after their arrival, his father was sent to Auschwitz and murdered. Theresienstadt was liberated by Soviet troops on May 9, 1945. Rene and his mother were repatriated to the Netherlands. They left for America in 1948.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note
Object
Theresienstadt scrip, valued at 10 (zehn) kronen acquired there by Rene W. Schonfeldt, 12, when he was a prisoner in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp from September 1944-May 1945. The ghetto currency was distributed from May 1943, and Rene saved one of each denomination: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. The scrip was issued to create a false appearance of normalcy in the camp. There was nothing to obtain with the scrip. Soon after Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933, Rene's parents Hans and Hanna fled Berlin with their infant son to Hilversum, Netherlands. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands. In January 1942, Rene and his parents were interned in Westerbork transit camp. In September 1944, they were deported to Theresienstadt. Soon after their arrival, his father was sent to Auschwitz and murdered. Theresienstadt was liberated by Soviet troops on May 9, 1945. Rene and his mother were repatriated to the Netherlands. They left for America in 1948.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 20 kronen note
Object
Theresienstadt scrip, valued at 20 (zwanzig) kronen acquired there by Rene W. Schonfeldt, 12, when he was a prisoner in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp from September 1944-May 1945. The ghetto currency was distributed from May 1943, and Rene saved one of each denomination: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. The scrip was issued to create a false appearance of normalcy in the camp. There was nothing to obtain with the scrip. Soon after Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933, Rene's parents Hans and Hanna fled Berlin with their infant son to Hilversum, Netherlands. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands. In January 1942, Rene and his parents were interned in Westerbork transit camp. In September 1944, they were deported to Theresienstadt. Soon after their arrival, his father was sent to Auschwitz and murdered. Theresienstadt was liberated by Soviet troops on May 9, 1945. Rene and his mother were repatriated to the Netherlands. They left for America in 1948.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 50 kronen note
Object
Theresienstadt scrip, valued at 50 [funfzig) kronen acquired there by Rene W. Schonfeldt, 12, when he was a prisoner in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp from September 1944-May 1945. The ghetto currency was distributed from May 1943, and Rene saved one of each denomination: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. The scrip was issued to create a false appearance of normalcy in the camp. There was nothing to obtain with the scrip. Soon after Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933, Rene's parents Hans and Hanna fled Berlin with their infant son to Hilversum, Netherlands. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands. In January 1942, Rene and his parents were interned in Westerbork transit camp. In September 1944, they were deported to Theresienstadt. Soon after their arrival, his father was sent to Auschwitz and murdered. Theresienstadt was liberated by Soviet troops on May 9, 1945. Rene and his mother were repatriated to the Netherlands. They left for America in 1948.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 100 kronen note
Object
Theresienstadt scrip, valued at 100 (eine hundert) kronen acquired there by Rene W. Schonfeldt, 12, when he was a prisoner in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp from September 1944-May 1945. The ghetto currency was distributed from May 1943, and Rene saved one of each denomination: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. The scrip was issued to create a false appearance of normalcy in the camp. There was nothing to obtain with the scrip. Soon after Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933, Rene's parents Hans and Hanna fled Berlin with their infant son to Hilversum, Netherlands. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands. In January 1942, Rene and his parents were interned in Westerbork transit camp. In September 1944, they were deported to Theresienstadt. Soon after their arrival, his father was sent to Auschwitz and murdered. Theresienstadt was liberated by Soviet troops on May 9, 1945. Rene and his mother were repatriated to the Netherlands. They left for America in 1948.
Star of David badge printed Jood worn by German Jewish boy
Object
Yellow cloth Star of David patch, with Jood for Jew, worn by Rene W. Schonfeldt, 10, in German occupied Netherlands beginning April 29, 1942, when he was interned in Westerbork transit camp. Jews were required to wear the badges to separate them from the general population, make them easy to identify, and humiliate them and signify their inferiority. Soon after Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933, Rene's parents Hans and Hanna fled Berlin with their infant son to Hilversum, Netherlands. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands. In January 1942, Rene and his parents were interned in Westerbork transit camp. In September 1944, they were deported to Theresienstadt. Soon after their arrival, his father was sent to Auschwitz and murdered. Theresienstadt was liberated by Soviet troops on May 9, 1945. Rene and his mother were repatriated to the Netherlands. They left for America in 1948.
