Lilly Morawetz collection

Overview

Collection Summary

The collection consists of a photograph case carried by Lilly Morawetz, a Jewish Austrian refugee, from the Czech Republic through France, including while in Gurs and a jewelry case carried by her when she was deported by the French police from Paris to the Gurs internment camp in 1940 and during her flight through Spain and Portugal. When the family was imprisoned in Spain, this case was taken from Lilly, but because she had lost the key, they couldn’t open it and her jewelry remained safe. She carried the case with her to the US in 1941.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 and 2017 by Margit Meissner, the daughter of Lilly Morawetz.