Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Metal tag used in Theresienstadt concentration camp by Josef Fleischer, Ivan’s grandfather, who died in the camp in 1943. The tag was kept by Ivan’s grandmother Jenny who did survive but passed away in June 1945, after her liberation.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ivan Backer
Physical Details
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Labels
- Object Type
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Tags (aat)
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 0.940 inches (2.388 cm) | Width: 1.440 inches (3.658 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The tag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Ivan Backer.
- Record last modified:
- 2025-01-02 11:24:54
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn702392
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Also in Bäecher family collection
THe collection consists of a letter from the Movement for the Care of Children From Germany in London to Mrs. A. Baecher in Bronham, England concerning her son Ivan and his disposition. Dated July 3, 1940, signed by Barbara Winton. Metal tag usd in Theresienstadt concentration camp by Josef Fleischer, Ivan’s grandfather, who died in the camp in 1943. Tag was kept by Ivan’s Grandmother, Jenny who did survive but passed away in June 1945, after her liberation; Photographs of Ivan’s extended family-Aunts, Uncles, cousins who did not survive the Holocaust or survived in hiding.
Bäecher family letter and photographs
Document
Letter from the Movement for the Care of Children From Germany in London to Mrs. A. Baecher in Bronham, England concerning her son Ivan and his disposition. Dated July 3, 1940, signed by Barbara Winton. Includes photographs of Ivan’s extended family-Aunts, Uncles, cousins who did not survive the Holocaust or survived in hiding.
