Blanket used in the Kovno Ghetto
Overview
- Brief Narrative
- This blanket was used by Sara Oleiski while an inhabitant in the Kovno Ghetto. Later she carried it with her into hiding, and finally, after her capture, to a Russian prison.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Irena Veisaite
Physical Details
- Classification
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Furnishings and Furniture
- Category
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Household linens
- Object Type
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Blankets (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Brown, tan and off-white reversible plaid; old cotton label sewn in one corner of the blanket with the following number: 17.001466.7/Vll.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 67.500 inches (171.45 cm) | Width: 52.500 inches (133.35 cm)
- Materials
- overall : wool, cotton
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The blanket was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Irena Veisaite, a friend of Sara Oleisky.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:22:24
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn8538
Also in Sara Oleiski collection
Irena Veisaite photograph collection
Document
The Irena Veisaite photograph collection consists of two photographs related to the Kovno Ghetto. One photograph is a photograph of Margaret Kagan, Irena Veisaite's cousin, was taken in the Kovno Ghetto in 1943. A Star of David patch is visible on left lapel of her jacket The second photograph is a photograph of Moses Braun, the director of the Jewish Hospital in the Kovno Ghetto, taken after the war, circa 1945-1949.
