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  1. Drawing of a house in the Rothschild Gardens in Frankfurt by a German Jewish refugee

    1. Nelly Rossmann family collection

    Ink drawing of a house and patio in the Rothschild Gardens in Frankfurt am Main by Nelly Rossmann. Nelly was a graphic designer for the Frankfurter Zeitung, a progressive newspaper in Frankfurt, Germany, when Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933. Antisemitic legislation soon took away the rights of Jews. Nelly was a Quaker, but she had been born Jewish, and in 1935, she was fired due to a decree that Jews could not work in publishing. Nelly taught children crafts to support her 5 year old son, Michael. After the Kristallnacht pogrom in November 1938, her parents left for Engl...

  2. Study sketch of a street scene by a German Jewish refugee

    1. Nelly Rossmann family collection

    Pencil sketch of a street scene created by Nelly Rossmann. Nelly was a graphic designer for the Frankfurter Zeitung, a progressive newspaper in Frankfurt, Germany, when Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933. Germany became a police state and anti-Jewish legislation was enacted. Nelly was a Quaker, but had been born Jewish. In 1935, she was fired due to a decree that Jews could not work in the publishing industry. After the Kristallnacht pogrom in November 1938, her parents left for England, but Nelly still had strong pro-German feelings and was not ready to leave. In 1939, she...

  3. Pencil drawing a belfry by a German Jewish refugee

    1. Nelly Rossmann family collection

    Pencil drawing of a back entranceway and a belfry created by Nelly Rossmann. Nelly was a graphic designer for the Frankfurter Zeitung, a progressive newspaper in Frankfurt, Germany, when Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933. Germany became a police state and anti-Jewish legislation was enacted. Nelly was a Quaker, but had been born Jewish. In 1935, she was fired due to a decree that Jews could not work in the publishing industry. After the Kristallnacht pogrom in November 1938, her parents left for England, but Nelly still had strong pro-German feelings and was not ready to l...

  4. Study sketch of a corkscrew and balance scale by a German Jewish refugee

    1. Nelly Rossmann family collection

    Pencil sketch of a corkscrew and a balance scale created by Nelly Rossmann. Nelly was a graphic designer for the Frankfurter Zeitung, a progressive newspaper in Frankfurt, Germany, when Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933. Germany became a police state and anti-Jewish legislation was enacted. Nelly was a Quaker, but had been born Jewish. In 1935, she was fired due to a decree that Jews could not work in the publishing industry. After the Kristallnacht pogrom in November 1938, her parents left for England, but Nelly still had strong pro-German feelings and was not ready to le...

  5. Sketch of buildings along a Grecian shoreline drawn by a German Jewish refugee

    1. Nelly Rossmann family collection

    Ink drawing of a water view of Chersonesos, Crete, created by Nelly Rossmann in 1934. Nelly's brother Willy Schwabacher was an prominent archeologist. He worked on excavations in Turkey, Italy, and Greece for the German Archaeological Institute and this drawing may be based on photographs from his travels. Nelly was a graphic designer for the Frankfurter Zeitung, a progressive newspaper in Frankfurt, Germany, when Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933. Following the Reichstag Fire in late February, Germany became a police state and anti-Jewish legislation was enacted. Nelly wa...

  6. Ink sketch of three marionettes drawn by a German Jewish refugee

    1. Nelly Rossmann family collection

    Ink drawing of marionettes of a devil, a jester and a man created by Nelly Rossmann. Nelly was a graphic designer for the Frankfurter Zeitung, a progressive newspaper in Frankfurt, Germany, when Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933. Antisemitic legislation soon took away the rights of Jews. Nelly was a Quaker, but she had been born Jewish, and in 1935, she was fired due to a decree that Jews could not work in publishing. Nelly taught children crafts to support her 5 year old son, Michael. After the Kristallnacht pogrom in November 1938, her parents left for England, but Nelly...

  7. Midway on Federal Street Drawing of a carnival midway created by a German Jewish refugee

    1. Nelly Rossmann family collection

    Ink drawing of a midway at a fair on Federal Street created by Nelly Rossmann in Germany 1933. Nelly was a graphic designer for the Frankfurter Zeitung, a progressive newspaper in Frankfurt, Germany, when Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933. Antisemitic legislation soon took away the rights of Jews. Nelly was a Quaker, but she had been born Jewish, and in 1935, she was fired due to a decree that Jews could not work in publishing. Nelly taught children crafts to support her 5 year old son, Michael. After the Kristallnacht pogrom in November 1938, her parents left for England,...

  8. Pencil drawing of a street and gatehouse by a German Jewish refugee

    1. Nelly Rossmann family collection

    Sketch depicting a street and buildings in Prichsenstadt, Germany, by Nelly Rossmann. Nelly was a graphic designer for the Frankfurter Zeitung, a progressive newspaper in Frankfurt, Germany, when Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933. Antisemitic legislation soon took away the rights of Jews. Nelly was a Quaker, but she had been born Jewish, and in 1935, she was fired due to a decree that Jews could not work in publishing. Nelly taught children crafts to support her 5 year old son, Michael. After the Kristallnacht pogrom in November 1938, her parents left for England, but Nell...

  9. Ink sketch of a single tree on a coastline created by a German Jewish female designer

    1. Nelly Rossmann family collection

    Ink drawing of a tree on a shoreline with a house in the distance created by Nelly Rossmann in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1934. Nelly was a graphic designer for the Frankfurter Zeitung, a progressive newspaper in Frankfurt, when Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933. Antisemitic legislation soon took away the rights of Jews. Nelly was a Quaker, but she had been born Jewish, and in 1935, she was fired due to a decree that Jews could not work in publishing. Nelly taught children crafts to support her 5 year old son, Michael. After the Kristallnacht pogrom in November 1938, her paren...

  10. View over the Fairgrounds Drawing of people gathered at a fairgrounds drawn by a German Jewish female designer

    1. Nelly Rossmann family collection

    Ink drawing of crowds of people gathered in front of several buildings created by Nelly Rossmann in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1934. Nelly was a graphic designer for the Frankfurter Zeitung, a progressive newspaper in Frankfurt, when Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933. Antisemitic legislation soon took away the rights of Jews. Nelly was a Quaker, but she had been born Jewish, and in 1935, she was fired due to a decree that Jews could not work in publishing. Nelly taught children crafts to support her 5 year old son, Michael. After the Kristallnacht pogrom in November 1938, her ...

  11. Ink sketch of a sailboat with tied sail created by a German Jewish female designer

    1. Nelly Rossmann family collection

    Ink drawing of a sailboat in a harbor in Heraklion, Crete, created by Nelly Rossmann in 1934. Nelly was a graphic designer for the Frankfurter Zeitung, a progressive newspaper in Frankfurt, when Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933. Antisemitic legislation soon took away the rights of Jews. Nelly was a Quaker, but she had been born Jewish, and in 1935, she was fired due to a decree that Jews could not work in publishing. Nelly taught children crafts to support her 5 year old son, Michael. After the Kristallnacht pogrom in November 1938, her parents left for England, but Nelly...

  12. Drawing of a manor house with a grass plot by a German Jewish female designer

    1. Nelly Rossmann family collection

    Black ink drawing of a mansion created by Nelly Rossmann in 1933. Nelly was a graphic designer for the Frankfurter Zeitung, a progressive newspaper in Frankfurt, when Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933. Antisemitic legislation soon took away the rights of Jews. Nelly was a Quaker, but she had been born Jewish, and in 1935, she was fired due to a decree that Jews could not work in publishing. Nelly taught children crafts to support her 5 year old son, Michael. After the Kristallnacht pogrom in November 1938, her parents left for England, but Nelly still had strong pro-German...

  13. Ink sketch of a canal lock by a German Jewish female designer

    1. Nelly Rossmann family collection

    Ink drawing a canal lock and house created by Nelly Rossmann circa 1935. There is a sketch of a seated figure on the reverse. Nelly was a graphic designer for the Frankfurter Zeitung, a progressive newspaper in Frankfurt, when Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933. Following the Reichstag Fire in February, Germany became a police state and Jews were targeted for persecution. Nelly was a Quaker, but she had been born Jewish and, in 1935, she was fired from her job due to a government decree that Jews could not work in the publishing industry. After the Kristallnacht pogrom in N...

  14. Newspaper paste-up for a Renaissance art exhibition by a German Jewish female designer

    1. Nelly Rossmann family collection

    Paste-up for a newspaper advertisement for the Golden Augsburg Renaissance exhibition in Augsburg, Germany, created by Nelly Rossmann in Frankfurt in 1930. A paste-up or mechanical was a camera ready copy of a design prepared for photographing to make a printing plate. Nelly was a graphic designer for the Frankfurter Zeitung, a progressive newspaper in Frankfurt, Germany, when Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933. Antisemitic legislation soon took away the rights of Jews. Nelly was a Quaker, but she had been born Jewish, and in 1935, she was fired due to a decree that Jews co...

  15. Newspaper paste-up for a dry cleaner's using a woman's face created by a German Jewish female designer

    1. Nelly Rossmann family collection

    Paste-up for a newspaper advertisement for David Bonn, Dry Cleaners, featuring a woman's face, created by Nelly Rossmann in Frankfurt, Germany. A paste-up or mechanical was a camera ready copy of a design prepared for photographing to make a printing plate. Nelly was a graphic designer for the Frankfurter Zeitung, a progressive newspaper in Frankfurt, Germany, when Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933. Antisemitic legislation soon took away the rights of Jews. Nelly was a Quaker, but she had been born Jewish, and in 1935, she was fired due to a decree that Jews could not work...

  16. Advertisement paste-up for a dry cleaner's created by a German Jewish female designer

    1. Nelly Rossmann family collection

    Paste-up for a newspaper advertisement for David Bonn, Dry Cleaners, featuring a dress, created by Nelly Rossmann in Frankfurt, Germany. A paste-up or mechanical was a camera ready copy of a design prepared for photographing to make a printing plate. Nelly was a graphic designer for the Frankfurter Zeitung, a progressive newspaper in Frankfurt, Germany, when Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933. Antisemitic legislation soon took away the rights of Jews. Nelly was a Quaker, but she had been born Jewish, and in 1935, she was fired due to a decree that Jews could not work in pub...

  17. Drawing of a farmhouse and fields by a German Jewish refugee

    1. Nelly Rossmann family collection

    Pencil drawing of houses in a country landscape drawn by Nelly Rossmann. Nelly was a graphic designer for the Frankfurter Zeitung, a progressive newspaper in Frankfurt, Germany, when Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933. Antisemitic legislation soon took away the rights of Jews. Nelly was a Quaker, but she had been born Jewish, and in 1935, she was fired due to a decree that Jews could not work in publishing. Nelly taught children crafts to support her 5 year old son, Michael. After the Kristallnacht pogrom in November 1938, her parents left for England, but Nelly still had s...

  18. Plate with colorful, oval-shaped cartoon figures carried by a Kindertransport refugee

    1. Ina Felczer collection

    Decorated children’s plate manufactured by Beyer and Bock and carried by 10-year-old Ina Felczer on a Kindertransport [Children's Transport] to Leeds, England, in late June 1939. Before the war, Ina lived with her parents, Victor and Hannah, in Berlin, Germany. Both were Polish Jews who had lived in Berlin since the 1920s. Victor was a chemist, and Hannah co-owned a dressmaking shop. On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany, and authorities throughout Germany quickly began suppressing the rights of Jews and boycotting their businesses. In the late 1930’s, Victor...

  19. Drafting kit with 18 drawing implements used by a Kindertransport refugee

    1. Ina Felczer collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn34276
    • English
    • 1939-1945
    • a: Height: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) b: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) c: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) d: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) e: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.748 cm) f: Height: 2.877 inches (7.308 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) g: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Width: 7.250 inches (18.415 cm) h: Height: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Width: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm) i: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) j: Height: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Width: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) k: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) l: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) m: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm) | Depth: 0.120 inches (0.305 cm) n: Height: 1.620 inches (4.115 cm) | Width: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm) o: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) p: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) q: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) r: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 6.625 inches (16.828 cm) s: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)

    Drafting box and supplies carried by 10-year-old Ina Felczer on a Kindertransport [Children's Transport] to Leeds, England, in late June 1939. Before the war, Ina lived with her parents, Victor and Hannah, in Berlin, Germany. Both were Polish Jews who had lived in Berlin since the 1920s. Victor was a chemist, and Hannah co-owned a dressmaking shop. On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany, and authorities throughout Germany quickly began suppressing the rights of Jews and boycotting their businesses. In the late 1930’s, Victor lost his job, and Hannah’s shop was...

  20. US Army American Campaign Medal and ribbon bar with presentation box awarded to a Czech Jewish refugee

    1. Kovary and Neuhaus families collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn39891
    • English
    • 1941-1945
    • a: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) b: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) c: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Depth: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm)

    Bronze medal with ribbon, ribbon bar, and presentation box issued to Tom (Tibor) Kovary for service in the United States Army from 1943-1946. On September 2, 1939, 19 year old Tibor Kovari and his 20 year old brother, Erno, were attacked on the street for being Jewish by Nazi sympathizers in their hometown, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. They fought back, put their attackers in the hospital, and were arrested, along with their father, Olivio. The incident received such widespread publicity that the authorities advised them to flee for fear of retaliation. They illegally crossed the border into...