Embroidered white handkerchief with woven lines brought with a Polish Jewish emigre

Identifier
irn37449
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.117.11
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm) | Width: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm)

Creator(s)

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 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 woven into the fabric. The initials “EL” are embroidered onto one corner in interlaced script.

corner, embroidered, white thread : EL

Subjects

Genre

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