Overview
- Brief Narrative
- A dinner napkin stitched with the initials "E.H." for Edith Hamberg (later Edith Hamberg Tarcov, 1919-1990), the donor's mother. The napkins were brought over by Edith from Hanover Germany (by way of London) to the United States in 1939.
- Date
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received:
probably 1939
- Geography
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received:
Hannover (Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Miriam Tarcov
- Contributor
-
Subject:
Edith Tarcov
- Biography
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Edith Hamberg (later Edith Hamberg Tarcov, 1919-1990) was born on 23 October 1919 in Hannover, Germany to Sally (1887-1942?) and Minna (née Braunsberg, 1889-1943?) Hamberg. She had one sister, Margot (later Margot Ward, b.1924). Her father was a World War I veteran. Prior to her emigration from Germany, Edith was an active Zionist and worked at Jewish orphanages in Hannover and Kassel. She emigrated from Germany in 1939, first to England, and then to the United States in 1940, sponsored by her American relative Milton Mayer. She settled in Chicago. Her sister Margot went on a kindertransport to England the same year. She married a German refugee and remained there.
Edith was introduced to Oscar Tarcov (d. 1963) by the writer Saul Bellow, and they married in 1942. Edith and Milton unsuccessfully tried to help her parents emigrate and lost all contact with them by late 1941. Sally and Minna were deported to Riga, Latvia on 15 December 1941. Sally was deported to the Salaspils concentration camp where he likely perished in 1942. Minna perished in 1943 or 1944, likely in Riga or the Stutthof concentration camp.
Edith and Oscar both had successful careers as writers. They had two children, Nathan and Miriam.
Physical Details
- Classification
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Furnishings and Furniture
- Category
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Household linens
- Object Type
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Napkins (lcsh)
- Genre/Form
- Furnishings.
- Physical Description
- A white dinner napkin stitched with the initials "E.H."
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 21.750 inches (55.245 cm) | Width: 21.000 inches (53.34 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, thread
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Hannover (Germany)
- Personal Name
- Tarcov, Edith Hamberg, 1919-1990. Hamberg, Minna.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The napkin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Miriam Tarcov, daughter of Edith Hamberg Tarcov.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-12-08 09:57:20
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn737639
Also in Edith Hamberg Tarcov collection
The collection consists of textiles (dinner napkins) entrusted to Edith Hamberg Tarcov, the donor’s mother, by her grandparents during the Holocaust when she emigrated from Hannover Germany.
Date: approximately 1939
Dinner napkin stitched with Minna Braunsberg Hamberg's initials and entrusted to Edith Hamberg Tarcov
Object
A dinner napkin stitched with the initials "M.B." for Minna Braunsberg Hamberg (1889-1943?), the donor's maternal grandmother. The napkins were entrusted to her daughter, Edith Hamberg Tarcov, or the donor's mother, and then brought over by Edith from Hanover Germany (by way of London) to the United States in 1939. Minna was deported to Riga, Latvia in 1941 and lost contact with her daughter Edith. She perished in 1943 or 1944, likely in Riga or the Stutthof concentration camp.
Dinner napkin stitched with Minna Braunsberg Hamberg's initials and entrusted to Edith Hamberg Tarcov
Object
A dinner napkin stitched with the initials "M.B." for Minna Braunsberg Hamberg (1889-1943?), the donor's maternal grandmother. The napkins were entrusted to her daughter, Edith Hamberg Tarcov, or the donor's mother, and then brought over by Edith from Hanover Germany (by way of London) to the United States in 1939. Minna was deported to Riga, Latvia in 1941 and lost contact with her daughter Edith. She perished in 1943 or 1944, likely in Riga or the Stutthof concentration camp.
Dinner napkin stitched with Minna Braunsberg Hamberg's initials and entrusted to Edith Hamberg Tarcov
Object
A dinner napkin stitched with the initials "M.B." for Minna Braunsberg Hamberg (1889-1943?), the donor's maternal grandmother. The napkins were entrusted to her daughter, Edith Hamberg Tarcov, or the donor's mother, and then brought over by Edith from Hanover Germany (by way of London) to the United States in 1939. Minna was deported to Riga, Latvia in 1941 and lost contact with her daughter Edith. She perished in 1943 or 1944, likely in Riga or the Stutthof concentration camp.
Dinner napkin stitched with Minna Braunsberg Hamberg's initials and entrusted to Edith Hamberg Tarcov
Object
A dinner napkin stitched with the initials "M.B." for Minna Braunsberg Hamberg (1889-1943?), the donor's maternal grandmother. The napkins were entrusted to her daughter, Edith Hamberg Tarcov, or the donor's mother, and then brought over by Edith from Hanover Germany (by way of London) to the United States in 1939. Minna was deported to Riga, Latvia in 1941 and lost contact with her daughter Edith. She perished in 1943 or 1944, likely in Riga or the Stutthof concentration camp.
Dinner napkin stitched with Minna Braunsberg Hamberg's initials and entrusted to Edith Hamberg Tarcov
Object
A dinner napkin stitched with the initials "M.B." for Minna Braunsberg Hamberg (1889-1943?), the donor's maternal grandmother. The napkins were entrusted to her daughter, Edith Hamberg Tarcov, or the donor's mother, and then brought over by Edith from Hanover Germany (by way of London) to the United States in 1939. Minna was deported to Riga, Latvia in 1941 and lost contact with her daughter Edith. She perished in 1943 or 1944, likely in Riga or the Stutthof concentration camp.
Dinner napkin stitched with Minna Braunsberg Hamberg's initials and entrusted to Edith Hamberg Tarcov
Object
A dinner napkin stitched with the initials "M.B." for Minna Braunsberg Hamberg (1889-1943?), the donor's maternal grandmother. The napkins were entrusted to her daughter, Edith Hamberg Tarcov, or the donor's mother, and then brought over by Edith from Hanover Germany (by way of London) to the United States in 1939. Minna was deported to Riga, Latvia in 1941 and lost contact with her daughter Edith. She perished in 1943 or 1944, likely in Riga or the Stutthof concentration camp.
Dinner napkin stitched with Minna Braunsberg Hamberg's initials and entrusted to Edith Hamberg Tarcov
Object
A dinner napkin stitched with the initials "M.B." for Minna Braunsberg Hamberg (1889-1943?), the donor's maternal grandmother. The napkins were entrusted to her daughter, Edith Hamberg Tarcov, or the donor's mother, and then brought over by Edith from Hanover Germany (by way of London) to the United States in 1939. Minna was deported to Riga, Latvia in 1941 and lost contact with her daughter Edith. She perished in 1943 or 1944, likely in Riga or the Stutthof concentration camp.
Dinner napkin stitched with Minna Braunsberg Hamberg's initials and entrusted to Edith Hamberg Tarcov
Object
A dinner napkin stitched with the initials "M.B." for Minna Braunsberg Hamberg (1889-1943?), the donor's maternal grandmother. The napkins were entrusted to her daughter, Edith Hamberg Tarcov, or the donor's mother, and then brought over by Edith from Hanover Germany (by way of London) to the United States in 1939. Minna was deported to Riga, Latvia in 1941 and lost contact with her daughter Edith. She perished in 1943 or 1944, likely in Riga or the Stutthof concentration camp.
Dinner napkin stitched with Edith Hamberg's initials
Object
A dinner napkin stitched with the initials "E.H." for Edith Hamberg (later Edith Hamberg Tarcov, 1919-1990), the donor's mother. The napkins were brought over by Edith from Hanover Germany (by way of London) to the United States in 1939.
Dinner napkin stitched with Edith Hamberg's initials
Object
A dinner napkin stitched with the initials "E.H." for Edith Hamberg (later Edith Hamberg Tarcov, 1919-1990), the donor's mother. The napkins were brought over by Edith from Hanover Germany (by way of London) to the United States in 1939.
Dinner napkin stitched with Edith Hamberg's initials
Object
A dinner napkin stitched with the initials "E.H." for Edith Hamberg (later Edith Hamberg Tarcov, 1919-1990), the donor's mother. The napkins were brought over by Edith from Hanover Germany (by way of London) to the United States in 1939.
Dinner napkin stitched with Edith Hamberg's initials
Object
A dinner napkin stitched with the initials "E.H." for Edith Hamberg (later Edith Hamberg Tarcov, 1919-1990), the donor's mother. The napkins were brought over by Edith from Hanover Germany (by way of London) to the United States in 1939.
