Embroidered white handkerchief with woven lines brought with a Polish Jewish emigre
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm) | Width: 10.375 inches (26.353 cm)
Creator(s)
- Ella Lieberman (Subject)
- (Subject)
Biographical History
Ella Brecher was born in 1905 in Olomuac, Czech Republic, Austro-Hungary. Ella married Benedykt Lieberman (1896-1950), an economist. The couple first lived in Olomuac and then settled in his hometown, Stanislawow, Poland (now Sasiv, Ukraine). Benedykt's father owned a yeast and alcohol factory there. They had one daughter, Hanna, born in 1930. Ella opened a primary school with Hanna's nanny in the 1930s. Most of the Lieberman family immigrated to Palestine from late 1935-1939, where they operated a farm near Nahariya. In 1939, Ella, Benedykt, and Hanna also immigrated to Palestine. Ella, 38, committed suicide in 1943.
Archival History
The handkerchief was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Hanna Levi, the daughter of Ella Brecher Lieberman.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Hanna Levi
Scope and Content
Embroidered woven handkerchief owned by Ella Brecher Lieberman when she emigrated with her husband and 9 year old daughter, Hanna, from Stanislawow, Poland (Sasiv, Ukraine), to Palestine in 1939.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
White cloth handkerchief with a decorative border of lines woven into the cloth; the are a few tiny tears. The initials “EL” are embroidered onto one corner.
corner, embroidered, white thread : EL
Subjects
- Jewish families--Poland.
- Poland--Emigration and immigration.
- Jews--Poland--History--20th century.
- Palestine--Emigration and immigration.
Genre
- Dress Accessories
- Object