Medical bag used by a Jewish Polish man while living in hiding

Identifier
irn79639
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.487.2
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1946
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Archival History

The doctor's bag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Al Kleiner and his daughters Elaine Kleiner Maltzman, Susan Kleiner Perlman, and Janet Kleiner Rosenblatt.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Al Kleiner, Elaine Kleiner Maltzman, Susan Kleiner Perlman, and Janet Kleiner Rosenblatt

Scope and Content

Leather doctor's satchel used by Josef Kleiner before and during the war when he lived in hiding with family in various places in Poland. Josef, his wife Jocheved, and 12 year old son Adolf were living in Budzanow (Budaniv, Ukraine) when Nazi Germany invaded Poland in September 1939. By 1942, the Germans were conducting large scale deportations to concentration camps. The Kleiner family went into hiding in 1942, aided by different people who hid them in their attics and cellars. In 1944, the region was liberated by Soviet troops. Josef passed away soon after the war as a result of surgery to remove his appendix. His son Adolf (later Al) saved his medical bag.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Extremely worn leather bag with detached parts.

Subjects

Genre

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