Overview
- Brief Narrative
- The wallet was owned by Izak Zak, who used it to hold important documents. It is part of a collection that consists of photographs, documents, telegrams and correspondence illustrating the experiences of Lena Koenigstein, born in Mikolow, Poland, and Izak Zak, born in Bialystok, Poland. Lena and Izak, separately, were deported to slave labor and concentration camps and upon liberation from Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, they met and remained in the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp. Their collection illustrates Izak's father Chaim reaching out to family in the USA before the war as well as Izak, Lena, and her sisters, Rose and Eda (who also survived), rebuilding their lives afterwards, including the birth of their daughter, Sala, in the displaced persons camp.
Physical Details
- Classification
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Dress Accessories
- Category
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Carried dress accessories
- Object Type
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Wallets (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Brown, leather, bifold wallet with two pockets on each side.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 6.496 inches (16.5 cm) | Width: 4.331 inches (11.001 cm) | Depth: 0.197 inches (0.5 cm)
- Materials
- overall : leather, cloth, thread
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 wallet was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2024 by Sandra Jones, daughter of Lena and Izak Zak.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-06-07 07:52:02
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn757267
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Also in Koenigstein and Zak families collection
The collection consists of photographs, documents, telegrams, correspondence, and a wallet documenting the the experiences of Lena Koenigstein, Izak Zak, and their families before, during, and after the holocaust. Lena and Izak, separately, were deported to slave labor and concentration camps and upon liberation from Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, they met and remained in the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp. Their collection illustrates Izak's father Chaim reaching out to family in the USA before the war as well as Izak, Lena, and her sisters, Rose and Eda (who also survived), rebuilding their lives afterwards, including the birth of their daughter, Sala, in the displaced persons camp.
Koenigstein and Zak families collection
Document
The collection consists of photographs, documents, telegrams, correspondence, and a wallet illustrating the experiences of Lena Koenigstein, born in Mikolow, Poland, and Izak Zak, born in Bialystok, Poland. Lena and Izak, separately, were deported to slave labor and concentration camps and upon liberation from Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, they met and remained in the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp. Their collection illustrates Izak's father Chaim reaching out to family in the USA before the war as well as Izak, Lena, and her sisters, Rose and Eda (who also survived), rebuilding their lives afterwards, including the birth of their daughter, Sala, in the displaced persons camp.
