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  1. Double sided sketch of Kovno Ghetto life by Esther Lurie

    1. Esther Lurie collection

    Two sided pencil sketches of Kovno Ghetto scenes created by Esther Lurie. One sketch depicts a bridge over barbed wire; the other, seated figures with Stars of David. The scenes were witnessed in the Ghetto in 1941, but drawn in 1957. Lurie's drawings and sketches, created from 1941-1944, while a prisoner in Kovno ghetto and Stutthof and Leibisch concentration camps, exhibited and published in 1945, presented 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 (K...

  2. Sketch of a courtyard by Esther Lurie

    1. Esther Lurie collection

    Ink drawing of a courtyard with colonnade sketched by Esther Lurie; the place and time of creation are not known. 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...

  3. Hand sewn green skirt and matching jacket saved from Berlin and worn by a Kindertransport refugee

    1. Anni Zajac Leist collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn514630
    • English
    • 1937
    • a: Height: 14.500 inches (36.83 cm) | Width: 29.500 inches (74.93 cm) b: Height: 13.000 inches (33.02 cm) | Width: 23.500 inches (59.69 cm)

    Dark green skirt suit worn by Anna Zajac that was being made by her mother Dora when she died of tuberculosis on January 5, 1938, in Berlin, Germany. Anna retrieved it after her mother's funeral and her sister Lydia finished the hem. She also had it altered to fit her better and wore it on Yom Kippur for the next several years. Anna, her parents Dora and Wolf, and 9 siblings were living in Berlin when, in 1933, the Nazi regime came to power. In 1935, her father, a tailor, was deported to his native Poland by the government in its efforts to cleanse Germany of Jews. In 1936, the children, ex...

  4. Portrait of a Jewish Brigade soldier by Esther Lurie

    1. Esther Lurie collection

    Portrait drawing of Abraham Birman, a soldier in the Jewish Brigade drawn by Esther Lurie, after the war in 1945, when she lived in displaced persons camps in Naples, Italy. Lurie's drawings and sketches, created from 1941-1944, while a prisoner in Kovno ghetto and Stutthof and Leibisch concentration camps, exhibited and published in 1945, presented 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 confine...

  5. Sketch of the Israel Philharmonic by Esther Lurie

    1. Esther Lurie collection

    Sketch of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra drawn by Esther Lurie in Tel Aviv in 1962. 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 also, a...

  6. Sketch of Stravinsky and the Israel Philharmonic by Esther Lurie

    1. Esther Lurie collection

    Sketch of Igor Stravinsky performing with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra drawn by Esther Lurie in Tel Aviv in 1963. 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 painti...

  7. Sketch of the conductor, Israel Philharmonic by Esther Lurie

    1. Esther Lurie collection

    Sketch of the conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra drawn by Esther Lurie in Tel Aviv in 1964. 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 Ger...

  8. 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...

  9. 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 ...

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  12. 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 ...

  13. 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 ...

  14. 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...

  15. 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 ...

  16. 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...

  17. 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...

  18. 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...

  19. 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...

  20. 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...