Overview
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Agnes Rothkopf and Holly Rothkopf
Physical Details
- Classification
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Clothing and Dress
- Physical Description
- Belt buckle
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal, gilt
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The buckle was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Agnes and Holly Rothkopf.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-31 10:24:17
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn699906
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Consists of correspondence, photographs, prayer book with inlaid cover, buckle, compact and 2 figures pertaining to the experiences of Clarisa (née Drechsler) Kramer, formerly of Trnava, Czechoslovakia and later of the United States. Clarisa immigrated to the United States in 1939 and remained in touch with her parents, Isidore and Anna, and siblings Andor, Bela, and Rose who remained in Europe throughout the Holocaust.
Compact
Object
Compact with eagle and inscription, "Slet 1938/Praha" with mirror and two pieces of cloth inside.
Rug
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Drechsler family papers
Document
Correspondence, photographs, and immigration papers documenting the Holocaust-era experiences of the Drechsler family of Trnava (present day Slovakia). The bulk of the collection consists of wartime letters sent to Clara Drechsler (later Clara Kramer) in the United States from her parents Isidor and Anna Drechsler and siblings Andor, Rose, and Bela in Trnava and elsewhere in Europe. Also included is a small amount of immigration paperwork, recipes, and prewar family photographs. Biographical material consists of a small amount of financial records, handwritten recipes, and immigration paperwork. The immigration papers include letters regarding affidavits and an undated letter from Isidor petitioning the HIAS for tickets to the United States. Correspondence primarily consists of letters to Clara sent from her family in Trnava, Budapest, and elsewhere in Europe. Also included are letters from friends and relatives in Slovakia and other parts of Europe. The bulk of the letters are from 1939-1941. Photographs include pre-war depictions of the Drechsler family including Bela Drechsler in his Free Czech Army uniform, Rose Drechsler and her husband Gyuri Pogany, and Clara Drechsler aboard the SS Manhattan en route to the United States in 1939.
