Vera Lechtman collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn37081
• English
• 1944
• overall: Height: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Identification tag issued to six-year-old Vera Lechtman in 1944 while in the care of a children’s home in Switzerland run by Margaret Locher, after escaping France with her mother, Tonia, and brother, Marcel. The tag is engraved with her name and birthdate, the name of her foster parent, and the address of the home. Vera was born in Paris, France, to Russian and Polish parents, who had immigrated to France from Palestine as a result of being forced out for their communist activities. Her father, Sioma, fought for the Communist International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War, and was subseque...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn37082
• English
• 1944
• overall: Height: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Identification tag issued to four-year-old Marcel Lechtman in 1944 while in the care of a children’s home in Switzerland run by Margaret Locher, after escaping France with his mother, Tonia, and sister, Vera. The tag is engraved with his name and birthdate, the name of his foster parent, and the address of the home. Marcel was born in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France, to Russian and Polish parents, who had immigrated to France from Palestine as a result of being forced out for their communist activities. His father, Sioma, fought for the Communist International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War, ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn37084
• English
• 1944
• overall: Height: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Identification tag issued to three-year-old Georges Maringer in 1944 while in the care of a children’s home in Switzerland run by Margaret Locher, after escaping France with his mother, Irene, and father, Simon. The tag is engraved with his name and birthdate, the name of his foster parent, and the address of the home. Georges was born in France, to Jewish parents, Simon and Irene Maringer. Simon completed a Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Zurich in 1936, and began attending medical courses in Brussels. Simon and Irene were forced to flee Belgium in 1940, after the German invasion....

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn37085
• English
• 1944
• overall: Height: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Identification tag issued to five-year-old Marc Hoffmann in 1944 while in the care of a children’s home in Switzerland run by Margaret Locher, after escaping France with his mother, Helene, and father, Charles. The tag is engraved with his name and birthdate, the name of his foster parent, and the address of the home. Marc was born in Paris, France, to Polish parents. In the summer of 1942, fearing arrest and deportation, the family submitted a declaration for admission to Switzerland. They did not receive approval, and illegally crossed the border in October. They were placed together in C...