Jacqueline Mendels Birn collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn37926
• English
• box 1
• Updated 7 months ago

Collection illustrating the experiences of the Mendels family during the Holocaust in France; collection includes family documents and photographs, as well as baby books kept by donor's parents before, during, and after the war.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn37929
• English
• 1940-1944
• overall: Height: 19.000 inches (48.26 cm) | Width: 17.000 inches (43.18 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Romper worn by Jacqueline Mendels, age 6, when the family went into hiding in 1941 during the German occupation of France. Jacqueline, her older sister, Manuela, age 8, and their parents, Ellen and Frits Mendels, fled German-occupied Paris in 1942. They were French Jewish citizens who had to abandon their home and assume false identities. They found a safe place to live in hiding in the southern French village of Le Got. A son, Franklin, was born during this time. After the war ended in 1944, the family returned to Paris.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn37930
• English
• 1940-1944
• overall: Height: 13.750 inches (34.925 cm) | Width: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Embroidered white smock worn by 2 sisters, Jacqueline, when she was 3, and Manuela, when she was 5, before the family had to go into hiding during the German occupation of France, which began in June 1940. The girls and their parents, Ellen and Frits Mendels, fled German-occupied Paris in 1942. They were French Jewish citizens who had to abandon their home and assume false identities. They found a safe place to live in hiding in the southern French village of Le Got. A son, Franklin, was born during this time. After the war ended in 1944, the family returned to Paris.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn37931
• English
• 1941-1942
• overall: Height: 20.750 inches (52.705 cm) | Width: 21.000 inches (53.34 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Dress worn by 2 sisters, Jacqueline, age 6, and Manuela, age 8, in 1941-42 when the family lived in hiding during the German occupation of France. The dress was made by their maternal grandmother, Sophie Hess, who lived in Hamburg, Germany. She committed suicide during the Holocaust, rather than undergoing forced deportation to the concentration camps.The sisters and their parents, Ellen and Frits Mendels, fled German-occupied Paris in 1942. They were French Jewish citizens who had to abandon their home and assume false identities. They found a safe place to live in hiding in the southern F...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn47055
• English
• 1941-1943
• Updated 7 months ago

The collection consists of drawings and writings relating to the experiences of Jacqueline Mendels and her family while living in hiding in France during the Holocaust.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn47532
• English
• 1942-1945
• folder 1
• Updated 7 months ago

Four drawings and poems created by Jacqueline Mendels while living in hiding in France; dated 1942-1945.