Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Dress that belonged to Irina Farkas Berkovits (donor's mother) before the war in Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania. It was saved by Mr. Keleman who was a tenant of the donor's parents, and he returned this dress to Elly Berkovits when she returned from slavery.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Elly Berkovits Gross
Physical Details
- Classification
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Clothing and Dress
- Category
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Women's clothing
- Object Type
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Dresses (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Black, long-sleeved velvet dress that falls knee length or below.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 43.000 inches (109.22 cm) | Width: 31.000 inches (78.74 cm)
- Materials
- overall : velvet, cotton, thread
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The dress was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Elly Berkovits Gross, the daughter of Irina Berkovits.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-03-02 14:29:51
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn594805
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Also in Irina Farkas Berkovits collection
The collection consists of two dresses and a suit (jacket and skirt) that belonged to Irina Farkas Berkovits before the war in Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania. The collection also contains an accretion of an additional two dresses that belonged to Irina Farkas Berkovits before the war in Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania. They were saved by Mr. Keleman who was a tenant of the donor's parents, and he returned these dresses to Elly Berkovits when she returned from slavery. In addition, another suit (jacket and skirt) is also part of the collection.
Dress
Object
Dress that belonged to Irina Farkas Berkovits before the war in Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania.
Dress
Object
Dress that belonged to Irina Farkas Berkovits before the war in Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania.
Jacket and skirt suit
Object
Jacket and skirt suit that belonged to Irina Farkas Berkovits before the war in Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania.
Dress
Object
Dress that belonged to Irina Farkas Berkovits (donor's mother) before the war in Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania. It was saved by Mr. Keleman who was a tenant of the donor's parents, and he returned this dress to Elly Berkovits when she returned from slavery.
Jacket and skirt suit
Object
Women's two pieces suit (jacket and skirt) worn by Irina Farkas Berkovits.
