Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Leather bag given to Maud for Hannukkah by her maternal grandparents, Max and Steffi Steiner in 1937. When the Prostejov Jews were deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, Maud asked her parents to allow her to take this bag with her. She kept her treasures in the bag throughout her imprisonment in Theresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8,
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Maud Michal Stecklmacher Beer
Physical Details
- Classification
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Dress Accessories
- Category
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Carried dress accessories
- Object Type
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Handbags (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Brown leather bag
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm)
- Materials
- overall : leather, metal, 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 bag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Maud Michal Beer.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-08-04 07:39:01
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The collection consists of documents, correspondence, albums, sketchbooks, notebooks, and artifacts that Maud had in her possession while imprisoned that document Maud's experiences before and during the Holocaust, including her imprisonment in Theresienstadt ghetto-concentration camp from July 4, 1942- May 8,1945.
Date: 1941-1945
Hanger
Object
Clothes hanger from time of Maud's imprisonment in Theresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8, 1945
Spoon
Object
Spoon from the time of Maud's imprisonment in Theresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8, 1945
Souvenir
Object
Ladybug, which Maud received from Hermann Tandler in Prostejov and kept in her posession throughout her imprisonment in Theresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8,
Sign
Object
Wooden sign with "25" carved on one side and initials "M.S." carved on the other side, which indicated that Maud Stecklmacher lived in room number 25 in Block L410 in Theresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8, 1945
Cardboard tag
Object
Tag in Maud's possession during her time in Theresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8, 1945
Cardboard tag
Object
Tag in Maud's possession during her time in Theresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8, 1945
Cardboard folder
Object
Blue cardboard folder, which Maud had with her during her time inTheresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8, 1945, in which she kept documents and writings.
Leather folder with pencil
Object
Brown leather folder with red pencil which Maud took with her from home in which she kept her diary.
Embroidered patch
Object
Embroidered patch which Maud had with her during her time inTheresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8, 1945.
Embroidered patch
Object
Embroidered patch which Maud had with her during her time inTheresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8, 1945.
Armband
Object
Textile fragment, which served as armband, used to be red in color, issued by the Central Officer of the camp to young people who helped people awaiting deportation.
Armband
Object
Textile fragment, which served as armband, used to be red in color, issued by the Central Officer of the camp to young people who helped people awaiting deportation.
Notebook containing Maud Michal Beer's drawings of the children's block in Theresienstadt
Object
Handmade notebook, titled "Terezin L410 č 25," created by Maud Michal Beer. The notebook is part of a collection of documents, albums, and artifacts that document Maud's experiences before and during the Holocaust, including her imprisonment in Theresienstadt ghetto-concentration camp from 1942-1945. The "L410" in the title signifies a barrack number, and "č 25" is a room number in the children's block in Theresienstadt. The notebook is dated to 1943, and contains Maud's drawings of various views of the camp and portraits, including a self-portrait.
Maud Michal Beer papers
Document
Contains an album given to the donor on her 12th birthday on April 7, 1941; documents and correspondence including Fritz Stecklmacher’s death certificate from Theresienstadt on May 31, 1943; letters written in the camp by Maud’s boyfriend Hermann Tandler before he was deported in October 1942; four self-made notebooks with drawings and essays by Maud; deportation signs; work identification cards; and many other documents from the time of her imprisonment in Theresienstadt concentration camp July 4, 1942 until May 8, 1945.
