Headband

Identifier
irn13547
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.135.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Archival History

The headband was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999 by Margaret Lawrence.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Margaret Lawrence

Scope and Content

Headband worn by Eva Charlotte Lehmann (donor's niece); Eva Charlotte was born on September 26, 1936, the only daughter of Gertrud Elias Lehmann and Siegfried Lehmann. They lived in Mallwischken, Germany. Siegfried fled Germany July-August 1939 to England. Gertrud and her daughter, Eva, moved to Berlin. Gertrud died of pneumonia contracted during forced labor on November 7, 1942, in the Jewish Hospital in Berlin. Eva Charlotte was deported to Auschwitz on December 14, 1942, where she perished.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

with pink, blue and white flowers

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.