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  1. Watercolor painting of a courtyard given to an UNRRA official

    1. Rachel Greene Rottersman collection

    Watercolor painting of a courtyard in the city of Markgröningen, Germany, painted by artist Richard Kiwit (or Kivit) and gifted to Rachel Greene Rottersman, director of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) Aglasterhausen Children’s Center, in Unterschwarzach, Germany. Markgröningen is a city located 20 kilometers northwest of Stuttgart, and about 60 kilometers south from Aglasterhausen. Richard Kiwit was a well-known Estonian illustrator who moved to Germany in 1944. His daughter, Dagmar Elisabeth Kiwit (later Moder), was a pediatrician, and following the wa...

  2. Monogrammed bath towel used in the Krakow ghetto

    1. Kay Nabel collection

    Towel used by Kay Selinger Nabel throughout the Holocaust, 1939-1945. It originally belonged to her mother, Henryka Selinger, whose initials are embroidered in one corner. Soon after Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, Kay left her family in Krakow and fled with her future husband, Edward Nabel, to Lvov (Lviv, Ukraine] where his parents had already relocated. They married there in June 1940. After Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, they returned to Krakow to escape the anti-Jewish pogroms launched by the Germans and the local Ukrainian population. When the Krakow ghetto wa...

  3. Long sleeved black dress saved by a neighbor and recovered postwar

    1. Kay Nabel collection

    Dress that belonged to Henryka Selinger who was deported in 1942 from the Jewish ghetto in Krakow, Poland, to Treblinka concentration camp where she was murdered. The dress was kept by a neighbor throughout the war and recovered by her daughter, Kay Nabel, after the war. Soon after Poland was occupied by Germany in September 1939, Henryka and her family were forced into the Jewish ghetto in Krakow. Kay left her family in Krakow and fled with her future husband, Edward Nabel, to Lvov (Lviv, Ukraine] where his parents had already relocated. They married there in June 1940. After Germany invad...

  4. Brown leather suitcase used by a Polish Jewish refugee family

    1. William and Bela Citron and Miriam Citron Burhans collection

    Leather suitcase used by the Citron (Cytrynblum) family, 24 year-old Wolf, 22 year-old Bela, and 1 year-old Gela when they emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1949. Bela and Wolf both had been deported from their hometowns in German occupied Poland to the HASAG forced labor camp in Czechostowa, where they first met. Bela was transferred to another labor camp that was liberated in 1944 by the Soviets. Wolf was transferred to several other labor camps and was liberated in January 1945. They both lost nearly all of their family during the Holocaust. They met again after the war in a...

  5. White drawstring blouse with cufflinks worn by a Polish Jewish girl with an assumed identity

    1. Renia Sperber Perel collection

    Long sleeved v-neck blouse worn by 11 year old Renia Sperber when she escaped Malnow, Poland (Malinovka, Lvivska oblast, Ukraine), on December 4, 1941, with her 13 year old sister, Henia, following the invasion by Nazi Germany that June. The Perel's home was broken into by Ukrainians who beat their father, Georg, and the family lived in hiding throughout the summer. In December, Renia and Henia obtained false papers as non-Jewish Ukrainians and left for labor service in Germany. They were assigned to Lampersmuhle textile factory near Kaiserslautern, escaped, but were captured and sent to wo...

  6. WWI Iron Cross medal awarded to a German Jewish veteran

    1. Maier Firnbacher family collection

    Iron Cross awarded to Maier Firnbacher for bravery while serving in the German Army during World War I; it was issued in 1934. Maier was a cattle trader in Straubing, Germany, when Hitler came to power in 1933. Jews were forbidden to practice certain professions and in 1936, Maier's trading license was revoked. In 1938, he was forced to sell his farmland at a loss to a non-Jew. He got immigration visas for the United States for himself, his wife, Ida, and their 8 year old son, Manfred, but was arrested during Kristallnacht on November 10. He was released after three weeks in Dachau concentr...

  7. Pair of white lace gloves crocheted by a Dutch Jewish woman while living in hiding

    1. Alice and Paul Paulus collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn43415
    • English
    • a: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.477 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) b: Height: 8.875 inches (22.543 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)

    White lace gloves crocheted by Saartje Nathans while she lived in hiding in the home of Aaltje and Paul Paulus in Ermelo, Netherlands, from October 1942-April 1945. She made over forty pairs of gloves, which the Paulus family used as gifts. In 1942, after nearly two years of occupation by the Germans, deportations were becoming frequent. Saartje and Michel decided to send their two year old daughter, Anita, to live with a non-Jewish family in the countryside. That October, they left Amsterdam and were offered a hiding place with the Paulus family. They lived all day in a small attic bedroom...

  8. Red wooden tie rack made by a Dutch Jew while living in hiding

    1. Alice and Paul Paulus collection

    Small wooden tie rack constructed by Michel Nathans while he lived in hiding in the home of Aaltje and Paul Paulus in Ermelo, Netherlands, from October 1942-April 1945. The tie racks he made were then sold by Paul. In 1942, after nearly two years of occupation by the Germans, deportations were becoming frequent. Michel and Saartje decided to send their two year old daughter, Anita, to live with a non-Jewish family in the countryside. That October, they left Amsterdam and were offered a hiding place with the Paulus family. They lived all day in a small attic bedroom; Paul built a hidden comp...

  9. Ordena Republike Sa Srebrnim Vencem awarded to a Macedonian Jewish partisan woman

    1. Jamila Kolonomos collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn43756
    • English
    • 1960-1961
    • a: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) b: Height: 6.625 inches (16.828 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) c: Height: 6.625 inches (16.828 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)

    Order of the Republic awarded to Jamila (Zamila) Kolonomos a WWII partisan fighter on November 7, 1961, in recognition for civil merits and public activities, achievements in science and art, education and enlightenment, culture and sports. On April 6, 1941, the Axis powers, Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria, invaded and partitioned Yugoslavia. The Macedonian region, including Bitola where Jamila and her family lived, was occupied by Bulgaria. Jamila worked with resistance groups to fight the occupation and was forced to hide at night for her safety. On March 9, 1943, from her hiding pl...

  10. Medallion, box and certificate awarded to Macedonian Jewish partisan woman

    1. Jamila Kolonomos collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn43724
    • English
    • 1941-1945
    • a: Height: 6.625 inches (16.828 cm) | Width: 6.500 inches (16.51 cm) | Depth: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) b: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 6.750 inches (17.145 cm) | Depth: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) c: Height: 6.625 inches (16.828 cm) | Width: 6.625 inches (16.828 cm)

    Gold medallion set awarded to Jamila (Zamila) Kolonomos on October 11, 2005, for her efforts as a partisan fighter during the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia from 1941 to 1945. On April 6, 1941, the Axis powers Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria, invaded and partitioned Yugoslavia. The Macedonian region, including Bitola where Jamila and her family lived, was occupied by Bulgaria. Jamila worked with resistance groups to fight the occupation and was forced to hide at night for her safety. On March 9, 1943, from her hiding place, Jamila witnessed the roundup and deportation of the Jewish com...

  11. Orden Zasluge Za Narod 2nd class awarded to a Macedonian Jewish partisan woman

    1. Jamila Kolonomos collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn43754
    • English
    • 1941-1945
    • a: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Diameter: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) b: Height: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Depth: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) c: Height: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm) | Width: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm) d: Height: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)

    Yugoslav Order of Merit to the Nation (People), 2nd class, awarded to Jamila (Zamila) Kolonomos in recognition of her service as a partisan during the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia from 1941-1945. The medal was awarded to those who distinguished themselves in the struggle for liberation and merit in securing and organizing the Yugoslav government and army, and for achievement in the economic, cultural and social spheres. This medal was awarded to 39534 people. On April 6, 1941, the Axis powers, Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria, invaded and partitioned Yugoslavia. The Macedonian region,...

  12. Orden Bratstva I Jedinstva awarded to a Macedonian Jewish partisan woman

    1. Jamila Kolonomos collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn43755
    • English
    • 1941-1945
    • a: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Diameter: 1.970 inches (5.004 cm) b: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) c: Height: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm)

    Order of Brotherhood and Unity 1st class medal awarded to Jamila (Zamila) Kolonomos in recognition of her service as a partisan during the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia from 1941-1945. The medal was awarded to both citizens and foreigners for creation and promotion of brotherhood and unity when the resistance movement was divided by politics, nationality and other factors. On April 6, 1941, the Axis powers, Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria, invaded and partitioned Yugoslavia. The Macedonian region, including Bitola where Jamila and her family lived, was occupied by Bulgaria. Jamila wor...

  13. Orden Zasluge Za Narod awarded to a Macedonian Jewish partisan woman

    1. Jamila Kolonomos collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn43758
    • English
    • 1941-1945
    • a: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Depth: 0.050 inches (0.127 cm) | Diameter: 1.700 inches (4.318 cm) b: Height: 5.625 inches (14.288 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Depth: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) c: Height: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Width: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm)

    Yugoslav Order of Merit to the Nation (People), 1st class awarded to Jamila (Zmila) Kolonomos in 1975, in recognition of her service as a partisan during the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia from 1941-1945. The medal was awarded to those who distinguished themselves in the struggle for liberation and merit in securing and organizing the Yugoslav government and army, and for achievement in the economic, cultural and social spheres. On April 6, 1941, the Axis powers, Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria, invaded and partitioned Yugoslavia. The Macedonian region, including Bitola where Jamila an...

  14. Bertha V. Corets Papers

    Correspondence, reports, minutes, booklets, pamphlets and newsclippings pertaining to Bertha V. Corets' activities for the Anti-Nazi Boycott and as a champion of human rights.

  15. 8 porcelain bowls and 3 matching plates received as wedding gifts and recovered postwar by a Czech Jewish woman

    1. Käthe Steiner Stecklmacher collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn77840
    • English
    • a: Height: 9.250 inches (23.495 cm) | Width: 9.250 inches (23.495 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) b: Height: 9.250 inches (23.495 cm) | Width: 9.250 inches (23.495 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) c: Height: 9.250 inches (23.495 cm) | Width: 9.250 inches (23.495 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) d: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Depth: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) e: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Depth: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) f: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Depth: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) g: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Depth: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) h: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Depth: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) i: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Depth: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) j: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Depth: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) k: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Depth: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm)

    Eight porcelain dinner bowls and 3 porcelain dinner plates with a black floral pattern received by Käthe Steiner upon her marriage to Fritz Stecklmacher on March 25, 1928, in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia. Käthe gave the tableware to non-Jewish neighbors for safekeeping before her July 1942 deportation to Theresienstadt ghetto/labor camp. She recovered it when she returned to Prostejov in May 1945. Käthe, Fritz, their two daughters, Maud, age 13, and Karmela, age 8, and her parents Max and Steffi Steiner, were sent to Theresienstadt on July 2, 1942. Max died on September 17. Fritz committed sui...

  16. 6 pressed pattern drinking glasses recovered postwar by a Czech Jewish woman

    1. Käthe Steiner Stecklmacher collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn77841
    • English
    • a: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) | Depth: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) b: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) | Depth: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) c: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) | Depth: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) d: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) | Depth: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) e: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) | Depth: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) f: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) | Depth: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm)

    Six decorative molded glasses possibly received by Käthe Steiner upon her marriage to Fritz Stecklmacher on March 25, 1928, in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia. Käthe gave the glasses to non-Jewish neighbors for safekeeping before her July 1942 deportation to Theresienstadt ghetto/labor camp. She recovered them when she returned to Prostejov in May 1945. Käthe, Fritz, their two daughters, Maud, age 13, and Karmela, age 8, and her parents Max and Steffi Steiner were sent to Theresienstadt on July 2, 1942. Max died on September 17. Fritz committed suicide in Terezin on May 30, 1943. Käthe was assign...

  17. Disappearing ball and magic cup trick returned after 50 years to the cousin of a Jewish youth killed during the Holocaust

    1. Gustav Steiner collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn77073
    • English
    • 1990
    • a: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Depth: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) b: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Depth: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) c: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) d: Diameter: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm)

    Disappearing ball and magic cup trick that originally belonged to 16 year old Gustav Steiner. He entrusted it to his non-Jewish friend and neighbor, Emil Varecka, in July 1942 prior to his deportation from Prostejov, Czechoslovakia, to Ghetto Theresienstadt. The ball vase trick was recovered by Gustav's second cousin, Maud Michal Stecklmacher Beer, when she visited Prostejov in 1990. She met Emil, who offered her the toy that he had kept since 1942. Prostejov was annexed and occupied by Nazi Germany in March 1939. On July 2, 1942, Gustav and his father, Josef, along with Josef's brother Max...

  18. Black wooden ball returned after 50 years to the cousin of a Jewish youth killed during the Holocaust

    1. Gustav Steiner collection

    Black wooden ball that originally belonged to 16 year old Gustav Steiner. He entrusted it to his non-Jewish friend and neighbor, Emil Varecka, in July 1942 prior to his deportation from Prostejov, Czechoslovakia, to Ghetto Theresienstadt. The ball was recovered by Gustav's second cousin, Maud Michal Stecklmacher Beer, when she visited Prostejov in 1990. She met Emil, who offered her the toy that he had kept since 1942. Prostejov was annexed and occupied by Nazi Germany in March 1939. On July 2, 1942, Gustav and his father, Josef, along with Josef's brother Max and his wife Steffi, and Max's...

  19. Red wooden ball returned after 50 years to the cousin of a Jewish youth killed during the Holocaust

    1. Gustav Steiner collection

    Red wooden ball that originally belonged to 16 year old Gustav Steiner. He entrusted it to his non-Jewish friend and neighbor, Emil Varecka, in July 1942 prior to his deportation from Prostejov, Czechoslovakia, to Ghetto Theresienstadt. The ball was recovered by Gustav's second cousin, Maud Michal Stecklmacher Beer, when she visited Prostejov in 1990. She met Emil, who offered her the toy that he had kept since 1942. Prostejov was annexed and occupied by Nazi Germany in March 1939. On July 2, 1942, Gustav and his father, Josef, along with Josef's brother Max and his wife Steffi, and Max's d...

  20. Floral evening dress with purple slip worn to the Celebration Ball on the ill-fated voyage of the MS St. Louis

    1. Liesl Joseph Loeb collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn512916
    • English
    • a: Height: 52.750 inches (133.985 cm) | Width: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm) b: Height: 50.500 inches (128.27 cm) | Width: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm)

    Evening gown worn by Lilly Joseph on board the MS St. Louis for the Celebration and Ball on June 13, 1939. She had the gown made for the voyage, and she wore it only once, for the Celebration held the evening the passengers learned that they did not have to return to Nazi Germany. During the Kristallnacht pogrom, November 9-10, 1938, vandals broke into the Joseph home in Rheydt, Germany. Lilly and her 10 year old daughter, Liesl, hid on the third floor and her husband Joseph was arrested. He was released on the condition that he leave the country. The family sailed on the Hamburg-Amerika lu...