Child’s white dress with scalloped neckline brought with a Polish Jewish emigre

Identifier
irn37473
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.117.16
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 17.000 inches (43.18 cm) | Width: 17.125 inches (43.498 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.

Hanna Lieberman (later Levi) was born in 1930 in Stanislawow, Poland (now Sasiv, Ukraine), to Benedykt and Ella Brecher Lieberman. Benedykt was born in Stanislawow to Filip and Babette (1858-1927) Lieberman. Benedykt had three sisters: Jeannette Münch (1891-1967), Cecylia (Cilli) Kupferman (1892-1973), and Aniela (Nelly) Sperber (1898-1989). Filip owned a yeast and alcohol factory. Ella was born in 1905 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, then part of Austro-Hungary. The couple lived there before moving to Stanislawow. The family was well off. Benedykt was an economist. Ella ran 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 in Ein Sara near Nahariya. In 1939, Hanna and her parents immigrated to Palestine. Nazi Germany invaded Poland in September 1939. Hanna's grandfather Filip went to the ghetto in Kolomyja in 1941, where he died of natural causes. Ella, 38, committed suicide in 1943 following an unhappy love affair. Benedykt, 55, passed away in 1951.

Archival History

The dress 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

Child’s spaghetti strap dress with a scalloped neckline 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 cotton dress with spaghetti shoulder straps and a scalloped edge at the neckline. There is a white thread flower and a leaf embroidery accent on the front below the neck line. The bottom hem is undecorated.

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Genre

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