Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Gold charm in the shape of an elephant that belonged to Marila Muszynski, who had received it at the age of four from her aunt Dora. Marila and her family were deported to a Siberian labor camp called Aladan. The charm was on a necklace which she wore through the war, losing it and finding it at one point. She survived and she eventually immigrated to the United States where she befriended the donor's family.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Shula Kopf
Physical Details
- Classification
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Jewelry
- Category
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Necklaces
- Object Type
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Pendants (Jewelry) (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Gold charm in the shape of an elephant. The elephant is encircled by a ring of gold, which has a loop attached.
- Dimensions
- overall: | Diameter: 0.438 inches (1.113 cm)
- Materials
- overall : gold
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2021 by Shulamit Kopf, a friend of Marila Muszynski.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-31 10:26:18
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn724188
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Also in Marila Muszynski collection
The collection consists of postcards, letters, poems, and a gold charm illustrating the experiences of Marila Muszynski and her family during the Holocaust.
Marcel and Maryla Muszynski family papers
Document
The collection consists of wartime correspondence and poems belonging to siblings Marcel and Maryla Muszynski, originally of Kraków, Poland. The correspondence consists of 6 postcards and 1 letter from Marcel to his sister and father in 1943-1944. The poems are handwritten and also authored by Marcel.
