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John and Gisela Marx Eden collection

Collection

Collection Summary: The collection consists of a manicure set, stuffed koala bear, suitcase, wristwatch, two scrolls, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Gisela Marx and her family before the Holocaust in Dulken, Germany and during the Holocaust in England, and two candlesticks, a lapel pin, and photographs relating to the experiences of Hans Eibuschitz (John Eden) and his family before the Holocaust in Czechoslovakia and during the Holocaust in England.
Provenance: The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 and 2014 by The George Washington University, which received them as a bequest from the Estate of John P. Eden.
Date: 1855-1945

Date: inclusive: 1939-1995
Geography: manufacture: Great Britain
received: Dulken (Viersen, Germany)
Date: use: 1939 August
Geography: creation: Vienna (Austria)
Date: creation: 1855
Geography: creation: Vienna (Austria)
Date: creation: 1855
Geography: manufacture: Austria
manufacture: Germany
manufacture: Italy
received: Dulken (Viersen, Germany)
Date: use: 1939 August
Geography: received: Great Britain
Date: received: 1944-1945
Geography: manufacture: Germany
received: Dulken (Viersen, Germany)
Date: use: 1939 August
Geography: received: Germany
received: Dulken (Viersen, Germany)
Date: use: 1939 August
Geography: publication: Stettin (Germany)
recovery: Dulken (Viersen, Germany)
Date: use: approximately 1941
recovered: 1950
Geography: publication: Stettin (Germany)
recovery: Dulken (Viersen, Germany)
Date: use: approximately 1941
recovered: 1950
: Record last modified: 2022-07-28 18:26:55
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