Renia Sperber Perel collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn43125
• English
• overall: Height: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm) | Width: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Embroidered blouse worn by 11 year old Renia Sperber when she escaped Malnow, Poland (Malinovka, Lvivska oblast, Ukraine), on December 4, 1941, with her 13 year old sister, Henia, following the invasion by Nazi Germany that June. The Perel's home was broken into by Ukrainians who beat their father, Georg, and the family lived in hiding throughout the summer. In December, Renia and Henia obtained false papers as non-Jewish Ukrainians and left for labor service in Germany. They were assigned to Lampersmuhle textile factory near Kaiserslautern, escaped, but were captured and sent to work on se...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn43155
• English
• overall: Height: 21.125 inches (53.658 cm) | Width: 14.875 inches (37.783 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Long sleeved v-neck blouse worn by 11 year old Renia Sperber when she escaped Malnow, Poland (Malinovka, Lvivska oblast, Ukraine), on December 4, 1941, with her 13 year old sister, Henia, following the invasion by Nazi Germany that June. The Perel's home was broken into by Ukrainians who beat their father, Georg, and the family lived in hiding throughout the summer. In December, Renia and Henia obtained false papers as non-Jewish Ukrainians and left for labor service in Germany. They were assigned to Lampersmuhle textile factory near Kaiserslautern, escaped, but were captured and sent to wo...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn43156
• English
• overall: Height: 21.875 inches (55.563 cm) | Width: 14.500 inches (36.83 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Print skirt worn by 11 year old Renia Sperber when she escaped Malnow, Poland (Malinovka, Lvivska oblast, Ukraine), on December 4, 1941, with her 13 year old sister, Henia, following the invasion by Nazi Germany that June. The Perel's home was broken into by Ukrainians who beat their father, Georg, and the family lived in hiding throughout the summer. In December, Renia and Henia obtained false papers as non-Jewish Ukrainians and left for labor service in Germany. They were assigned to Lampersmuhle textile factory near Kaiserslautern, escaped, but were captured and sent to work on separate ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn43157
• English
• overall: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Large black plastic comb used by 11 year old Renia Sperber when she escaped Malnow, Poland (Malinovka, Lvivska oblast, Ukraine), on December 4, 1941, with her 13 year old sister, Henia, following the invasion by Nazi Germany that June. The Perel's home was broken into by Ukrainians who beat their father, Georg, and the family lived in hiding throughout the summer. In December, Renia and Henia obtained false papers as non-Jewish Ukrainians and left for labor service in Germany. They were assigned to Lampersmuhle textile factory near Kaiserslautern, escaped, but were captured and sent to work...