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  1. Sketch of the bay and Bar Harbor shore by Esther Lurie

    1. Esther Lurie collection

    Sketch of the bay the the tree lined shore in Bar Harbor, Maine, drawn by Esther Lurie during a 1981 visit. Lurie's drawings and sketches, created from 1941-1944, and her later reconstructions, of life as a prisoner in Kovno Ghetto and Stutthof and Leibisch concentration camps, present eloquent visual and written testimony of daily life during the Holocaust. Esther, originally from Liepaja, Latvia, settled in Palestine in 1934. She was visiting her sister in Kovno in summer 1941 when it was occupied by Germany. She was confined to the ghetto and had to create portraits and paintings for the...

  2. Sketch of the bay and tree lined shore in Bar Harbor by Esther Lurie

    1. Esther Lurie collection

    Sketch of the tree lined bay in Bar Harbor, Maine, drawn by Esther Lurie during a 1981 visit. Lurie's drawings and sketches, created from 1941-1944, and her later reconstructions, of life as a prisoner in Kovno Ghetto and Stutthof and Leibisch concentration camps, present eloquent visual and written testimony of daily life during the Holocaust. Esther, originally from Liepaja, Latvia, settled in Palestine in 1934. She was visiting her sister in Kovno in summer 1941 when it was occupied by Germany. She was confined to the ghetto and had to create portraits and paintings for the Germans. She ...

  3. Ernest Wachtel collection

    The Ernest Wachtel collection consists of 37 photographs depicting Ernest Wachtel, a Jewish Austrian refugee, and his experiences in the United States Army in Europe during World War II. The photographs also include liberation photographs of the Dachau concentration camp which include images of victims’ corpses, camp survivors, a building, and survivors viewed behind a barbed wire fence. There is also a set of group photographs which likely include the three survivors from the Dachau concentration cared for by Ernest, and other soldiers. The collection also includes articles regarding Ernes...

  4. Sketch of a house in the woods by Esther Lurie

    1. Esther Lurie collection

    Sketch of a house in the woods in Bar Harbor, Maine, drawn by Esther Lurie during a 1981 visit. Lurie's drawings and sketches, created from 1941-1944, and her later reconstructions, of life as a prisoner in Kovno Ghetto and Stutthof and Leibisch concentration camps, present eloquent visual and written testimony of daily life during the Holocaust. Esther, originally from Liepaja, Latvia, settled in Palestine in 1934. She was visiting her sister in Kovno in summer 1941 when it was occupied by Germany. She was confined to the ghetto and had to create portraits and paintings for the Germans. Sh...

  5. Sketch of trees in Maine by Esther Lurie

    1. Esther Lurie collection

    Ink sketch of trees drawn by Esther Lurie in a sketchbook she used during a visit to Maine in 1981. Esther, originally from Liepaja, Latvia, settled in Palestine in 1934. She was visiting her sister in Kovno (Kaunus), Lithuania, in summer 1941 when it was occupied by Nazi Germany. She was confined to the ghetto and had to create portraits and paintings for the Germans. She, also, at the request of the Jewish Council, dedicated herself to recording the daily life of the residents. In July 1944, the ghetto was liquidated. Esther was sent to Stutthof concentration camp, where she continued to ...

  6. Sketches of Eichmann with headphones at trial drawn by Esther Lurie

    1. Esther Lurie collection

    Two similar, small sketches of Adolf Eichmann listening on headphones drawn by Esther Lurie on March 29, 1962, of the Adolf Eichmann trial. Eichmann was the SS official who organized the delivery of Jews all over Europe to killing centers and concentration camps. He escaped in 1946 and was captured by Israeli agents in Argentina in 1960. The Eichmann trial in Jerusalem, April 11, 1961- December 15, 1961, was the first detailed, public exploration of the Holocaust. He was charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. Many survivors gave testimony and Esther's drawings were introduced ...

  7. Portrait sketches of Eichmann on trial drawn by Esther Lurie

    1. Esther Lurie collection

    Three small portrait sketches of Adolf Eichmann in headphones at trial drawn by Esther Lurie on March 29, 1962. Eichmann was the SS official who organized the delivery of Jews all over Europe to killing centers and concentration camps. He escaped in 1946 and was captured by Israeli agents in Argentina in 1960. The Eichmann trial in Jerusalem, April 11, 1961- December 15, 1961, was the first detailed, public exploration of the Holocaust. He was charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. Many survivors gave testimony and Esther's drawings were introduced as evidence. Eichmann was se...

  8. Sketch of Eichmann and attorneys during trial by Esther Lurie

    1. Esther Lurie collection

    Courtroom scene of Eichmann and and lawyers, one at the podium, during trial drawn by Esther Lurie on March 29, 1962. Eichmann was the SS official who organized the delivery of Jews all over Europe to killing centers and concentration camps. He escaped in 1946 and was captured by Israeli agents in Argentina in 1960. The Eichmann trial in Jerusalem, April 11, 1961- December 15, 1961, was the first detailed, public exploration of the Holocaust. He was charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. Many survivors gave testimony and Esther's drawings were introduced as evidence. Eichmann ...

  9. Sketch of a Baroque theater and park drawn by Esther Lurie

    1. Esther Lurie collection

    Sketch of the Opera and Ballet Theater in Odessa, Soviet Union ( now Odesa, Ukraine), drawn by Esther Lurie in Febraury 1945 when she passed through the city on her way to Italy following her January liberation from Leibisch slave labor camp. Esther, originally from Liepaja, Latvia, settled in Palestine in 1934. She was visiting her sister in Kovno (Kaunus), Lithuania, in summer 1941 when it was occupied by Nazi Germany. She was confined to the ghetto and had to create portraits and paintings for the Germans. She, also, at the request of the Jewish Council, dedicated herself to recording th...

  10. Inscribed wooden spoon and patch saved by a former Jewish Latvian slave labor camp inmate

    1. Esther Lurie collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn61206
    • English
    • 1965
    • a: Height: 11.375 inches (28.893 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) b: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)

    Wooden spoon acquired by Esther Lurie during a 1965 reunion of former ghetto and concentration camp prisoners in Israel. The spoon is inscribed with her prisoner number, the Hebrew names of slave labor camps, and dates commemorating twenty years since her liberation. An undated cloth patch with her prisoner number is associated with the spoon. Esther, a professional artist, originally from Liepaja, Latvia, settled in Palestine in 1934. She was visiting her sister in Kovno (now Kaunus), Lithuania, in summer 1941 when it was occupied by Germany. She was confined to the ghetto and had to creat...

  11. Holocaust Commemoration Day Remember pin worn by a Latvian Jewish survivor

    1. Esther Lurie collection

    Yad Vashem Remember pin used by Esther Lurie, ca. 1960s(?), to be worn on Holocaust Commemoration Day as a symbol to the outside of mourning in the heart. Esther, a professional artist, originally from Liepaja, Latvia, settled in Palestine in 1934. She was visiting her sister in Kovno (Kaunus), Lithuania, in summer 1941 when it was occupied by Germany. She was confined to the ghetto and had to create artwork for the Germans. She also, at the request of the Jewish Council, dedicated herself to recording the daily life of the residents. In July 1944, the ghetto was liquidated. Esther was sent...

  12. Pin used to attach a Holocaust commemorative ribbon worn by a Latvian Jewish survivor

    1. Esther Lurie collection

    Straight pin used by Esther Lurie, ca. 1960s, to attach a Ghetto House Fighter's Museum Holocaust commemorative ribbon. Esther, a professionally trained artist, originally from Liepaja, Latvia, settled in Palestine in 1934. She was visiting her sister in Kovno (Kaunus), Lithuania, in summer 1941 when it was occupied by Germany. She was confined to the ghetto and had to create artwork for the Germans. She also, at the request of the Jewish Council, dedicated herself to recording the daily life of the residents. In July 1944, the ghetto was liquidated. Esther was sent to Stutthof concentratio...

  13. Portrait of an Orthodox Jewish youth drawn by Esther Lurie

    1. Esther Lurie collection

    Ink sketch of Rudy, a young Orthodox Jewish man, created by Esther Lurie on March 29, 1962, during the appeal stage of the Adolf Eichmann trial. Eichmann was the SS official who organized the delivery of Jews all over Europe to killing centers and concentration camps. He escaped in 1946 and was captured by Israeli agents in Argentina in 1960. The Eichmann trial in Jerusalem, April 11, 1961- December 15, 1961, was the first detailed, public exploration of the Holocaust. He was charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. Many survivors gave testimony and Esther's drawings were introd...

  14. Sketch of a Holocaust remembrance ceremony by Esther Lurie

    1. Esther Lurie collection

    Ink sketch of a crowd assembled for a ceremony drawn by Esther Lurie depicting a Holocaust remembrance at Kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot, Israel, in the early 1960s. Esther, originally from Liepaja, Latvia, settled in Palestine in 1934. She was visiting her sister in Kovno (Kaunus), Lithuania, in summer 1941 when it was occupied by Germany. She was confined to the ghetto and had to create artwork for the Germans. She also, at the request of the Jewish Council, dedicated herself to recording the daily life of the residents. In July 1944, the ghetto was liquidated. Esther was sent to Stutthof conce...

  15. Yellow damask purse made by a liberated slave labor camp inmate, saved by another inmate

    1. Esther Lurie collection

    Handmade damask linen handbag saved by Esther Lurie. It was made in February 1945 by her tentmate and fellow prisoner, name unknown, soon after they were liberated from Leibisch slave labor camp in Lubicz, Poland. The woman died not long after. Esther kept the bag, but she never used it, or even washed it. Esther, a professional artist, originally from Liepaja, Latvia, settled in Palestine in 1934. She was visiting her sister in Kovno (Kaunus), Lithuania, in summer 1941 when it was occupied by Germany. She was confined to the ghetto and had to create portraits and paintings for the Germans....

  16. WWI Red Cross merit medal, 3rd class awarded to German Jewish woman

    1. Hildegard and Moritz Henschel collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn523075
    • English
    • overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)

    German Rothe Kreuz [For Merit in the Red Corss] medal, 3rd class, awarded to Hildegard Alexander for her service as a nurse in World War I (1914-1918). See 2003.361.19 for the Rothe Kreuz ribbon she was also awarded. Her husband, Moritz Henschel, had been decorated for his service in the German Army during the war. Moritz was an influential lawyer in Berlin when Hitler came to power in Germany in January 1933. As government persecution of Jews intensified, Moritz and Hildegard sent their daughters Marianne, 15, to Palestine and Lilly, 13, to England in 1939. Moritz was on the board of the R...

  17. Almanacs

    1. Dr. Kasriel Eilender collection

    Yiddish almanac, B'Midbar, obtained by Kasriel Ejlender in Fohrenwald displaced persons camp in Germany, where he lived from circa 1945-1948. After Germany invaded Soviet territory in June 1941, eighteen year old Kasriel and his family had to move into the Jewish ghetto in Dereczyn, Poland. In May 1942, Kasriel was deported to a German labor camp in Mogilev. For the next three years, he was transferred to a series of concentration camps: Majdanek, Płaszów, Gross-Rosen, and Langenbielau. He was liberated in spring 1945 by Soviet forces. He worked as a translator for the Soviet Army and when ...

  18. Concentration camp uniform jacket with post liberation Buchenwald patch worn by a Romanian Jewish inmate

    1. Elisabet Goldstein collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn520902
    • English
    • a: Height: 25.000 inches (63.5 cm) | Width: 16.750 inches (42.545 cm) b: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm)

    Concentration camp uniform jacket that was worn by Isidor Goldstein, husband of Elisabet Goldstein, when he was an inmate at Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany in 1944. The jacket is made from a thin striped material sometimes referred to as “pajama stripes.” An embroidered post-liberation Buchenwald patch with the number 110099 was stitched to the breast, but has since been removed. Elisabet was from Cluj, Romania. After the area was annexed to Hungary in 1940, Jews suffered economically and physically. Germany occupied Hungary in March 1944, and in May, Elisabet and her family, alon...

  19. Łódź ghetto scrip, 2 mark note, acquired by Polish Jewish survivor

    1. Edgar Gaerber collection

    Łódź (Litzmannstadt) Ghetto scrip, receipt value of 2 (zwei) marks acquired by Edgar Gaerber, possibly when his family moved to Łódź in 1945. Ed, age 10, and his parents Dr. Bernard and Fanka Gaerber fled Lvov, Poland (L'viv, Ukraine] during the invasion by Germany in September 1939. The Soviet Union invaded from the east and the invaders divided the country; L'vov was in Soviet territory. In June 1941, Germany retook the region. The German occupation was brutal. Thousands of Jews were murdered in pogroms by local Ukrainians. In late 1941, Ed and his family had to relocate to the ghetto. In...

  20. Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 10 mark coin acquired by Polish Jewish survivor

    1. Edgar Gaerber collection

    Łódź Ghetto 10 mark coin token acquired by Edgar Gaerber, possibly when his family moved to Łódź in 1945. Ed, age 10, and his parents Dr. Bernard and Fanka Gaerber fled Lvov, Poland (L'viv, Ukraine] during the invasion by Germany in September 1939. The Soviet Union invaded from the east and the invaders divided the country; L'vov was in Soviet territory. In June 1941, Germany retook the region. The German occupation was brutal. Thousands of Jews were murdered in pogroms by local Ukrainians. In late 1941, Ed and his family had to relocate to the ghetto. In March 1942, the Germans began mass ...