Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Childrens' book, Vom Tode des Huhnchens or From the Death of Chickens [unbound loose Pages], illustrated by Susi Traummann.The story was originally written by the Brothers Grimm.
- Title
- Vom Tode des Huhnchens
- Subtitle
- Ein Grimmsches Marchen
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jennifer Lane, Eric, Lisa and Robin Meyerowitz
- Contributor
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Creator:
Susi Lewinsky
Author: Brothers Grimm
Physical Details
- Classification
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Books and Published Materials
- Category
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Children's books
- Object Type
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Illustrated children's books (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- 15 loose pages including title page. Hand-illustrated with black ink and watercolors. Also hand-written in black ink.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 8.630 inches (21.92 cm) | Width: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink, watercolor
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Jennifer Lane, Eric, Lisa and Robin Meyerowitz, grandchildren of Susi Traumann Lewinsky.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 21:51:02
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn595898
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The collection consists of children’s illustrated books, documents, photographs, a prayerbook, news articles and periodicals relating to Susi Traumann Lewisnsky.
Susi Traumann Lewinsky collection
Document
Documents, photographs, news articles, programs related to the wartime experiences of Susi Traumann Lewinsky and her husband, Jorge. Includes a program for an event at the Jewish Girls School in Hamburg, dated 15-16 February 1938, illustrated by Susi Traumann, circa 1930s. Susi fled in 1939 to the United Kingdom. Includes a review of the manuscript "Das Abenteuer im Walde," dated 6 January 1930; photographs of Susi and her husband, Jorge Lewinsky, in San Salvador, El Salvador, where they immigrated to from the United Kingdom; annual meeting notes from the Jewish Community of San Salvador in which Jorge was involved; and newspaper articles dated 1960s.
Book
Object
Book of Biblical commentary for women, dated circa 19th century inscribed inside both covers with biographical family information, dates noted as early as 1840. The Yiddish title of the book is "Tsenerene"; the book is also known in Hebrew as "Tse'enah u-re'enah."
Handmade book
Object
Illustrated children’s book entitled Das Abenteuer im Walde or Adventure in the Woods. The book was illustrated by Susi Traumann and edited by Lilli Traumann. The original story had been written by Johannes Trojan.
Handmade book
Object
Illustrated children’s book entitled Fingerhütchen, or Thimbleful. The story was originally written by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, This book was hand illustrated by Susi Traumann.
Hand illustrated copy of poem, "Die Fingur"
Object
Copy of poem by Christian Morgenstern, hand-illustrated by Susi Traumann.
