Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Mandolin belonging to Martin Kolodny, the donor’s father
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Elaine Kolodny Heller, Steven Kolodny, and Sylvia Kolodny Moses
Physical Details
- Classification
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Personal Equipment and Supplies
- Category
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Musical instruments
- Physical Description
- Circular, wood and metal mandolin with 8 strigs
a: mandolin
b: case - Dimensions
- a: Height: 21.654 inches (55.001 cm) | Width: 7.402 inches (18.801 cm) | Depth: 2.756 inches (7 cm)
b: Height: 22.638 inches (57.501 cm) | Width: 9.370 inches (23.8 cm) | Depth: 3.465 inches (8.801 cm) - Materials
- overall : wood, metal, paint
a : vellum, string
b : leather, cloth
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- To the best of the Museum's knowledge, there are no known copyright restrictions on the material(s) in this collection, or the material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The mandolin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2023 by Steven Kolodny, son of Martin and Rosa Kolodny.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-06-04 10:56:12
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn740750
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Also in Martin and Rosa Kolodny collection
The collection consists of Martin Kolodny's (donor’s father) mandolin, song/skit book, documents, family photos, and handwritten memoir (in Yiddish with interspersed Russian), and family photos. It also includes photos related to his Rosa (Wolf) Kolodny (donor’s mother) and her family, and her documents.
Martin and Rosa Kolodny papers
Document
Consists of Martin Kolodny's (donor’s father) song/skit book, documents, family photos, and a handwritten memoir (in Yiddish with interspersed Russian), and family photos. Also includes photos related to Rosa (Wolf) Kolodny (donor’s mother) and her family, and her documents.