Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Whip; six leather strands attached to leather band affixed to wooden handle with hold at one end. Written, in ink, "Jos. Schiffer" in two places, one marked out with green ink.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Chris Valicenti
Physical Details
- Classification
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Weapons
- Category
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Percussive weapons
- Object Type
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Whips (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Whip; six leather strands attached to leather band affixed to wooden handle with hold at one end. Written, in ink, "Jos. Schiffer" in two places, one marked out with green ink.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 22.990 inches (58.395 cm) | Diameter: 0.980 inches (2.489 cm)
- Materials
- overall : wood, leather, metal
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The whip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Chris Valicenti.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:21:47
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn5796
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Also in Barry Kogan collection
The collection includes a whip, as well as a letter written by Gerszmon Ronie, an inmate of the camp N1041 in Windsheim, in the American occupation zone in Germany. It is addressed to Mr. Trygvie Lie, Secretary General of the United Nations, and requests that Ronie be taken from Windsheim camp and be allowed to live in Palestine.
Gerszmon Ronie letter
Document
A letter written by Gerszmon Ronie, an inmate of the camp N1041 in Windsheim, in the American occupation zone in Germany. It is addressed to Mr. Trygvie Lie, Secretary General of the United Nations, and requests that Ronie be taken from Windsheim camp and be allowed to live in Palestine.
