Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

Identifier: irn42154
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Irena Urdang de Tour, the daughter of Felicia and Seweryn Ehrlich vel Sluszny.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of artifacts and a photograph relating to the experiences of Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny (now Urdang de Tour) and her family in Warsaw and the Warsaw ghetto in Poland before and during the Holocaust, to Irena's experiences in a slave labor factory in Berlin, and in Bindermichl displaced persons camp in Linz, Austria, after the Holocaust.

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Displaying items 1 to 20 of 25

Cream colored handkerchief used in the Warsaw ghetto
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn34974
- English
- 1943-1947
- overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 10.500 inches (26.67 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Handkerchief that belonged to Irena Ehlrich vel Sluzny's s maternal grandmother, Leokadia Lubelczyk. Leokadia was deported, and it is believed, killed in a concentration camp around 1943. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprisi...
Felicia Erlich photograph
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42146
- English
- 1945-1946
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Contains a photograph of donor’s mother, Felicia Ehrlich, in DP camp Bindermichl, in Linz, Austria, wearing the brown jacket/blazer (also donated), circa 1945-1946.
Striped wool jacket used in the Warsaw ghetto
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42147
- English
- 1940-1947
- overall: Height: 25.000 inches (63.5 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Jacket worn by Felicia Ehrlich vel Sluszny in the Warsaw ghetto and Bindermichl displaced persons camp. It was hand-woven by peasants in Zakopane in the Carpathian Mountains in 1939. Felicia, her husband, Seweryn, and her two daughters, 16 year old Irena and 11 year old Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Seweryn, aged 39, was killed during the...
Beige and orange embroidered linen napkin used in the Warsaw ghetto
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42148
- English
- 1937
- overall: Height: 11.375 inches (28.893 cm) | Width: 10.750 inches (27.305 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Napkin made by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny, at her school, Perla Lubbinska Gymnasium, in Warsaw, Poland in 1937. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were hidden for the rest of...
Red plaid handkerchief used in the Warsaw ghetto
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42155
- English
- 1940-1947
- overall: Height: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm) | Width: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Handkerchief used in the Warsaw ghetto and in the Bindermichl displaced persons camp by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were hidden for the rest of th...
Red drawstring pouch used in the Warsaw ghetto
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42159
- English
- 1940-1947
- overall: Height: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Width: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Drawstring pouch worn by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny around her neck to keep valuables throughout the Holocaust. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were hidden for the rest of...
Orange tablecloth with green flowers used in the Warsaw ghetto
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42162
- English
- overall: Height: 52.500 inches (133.35 cm) | Width: 52.500 inches (133.35 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Table cloth used by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluzny's aunt, Margula Ehrlich Kacenhelenbogen, in Warsaw, Poland, in the 1930’s. Margula survived the Holcocaust but lost her husband and two children. Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny (now Urdang de Tour), her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her f...
Dictionary
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42164
- English
- 1931
- Depth: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Italian/Tedesco dictionary with which Irena Ehlrich vel Sluzny learned Italian in the slave labor camp in Berlin in 1943-1945. Within two months, Irena became a translator for which she was rewarded with an additional ladle of soup at the end of the day. Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny (now Urdang de Tour), her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations...
Engraved silver perfume bottle carried postwar by a refugee searching for her family
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42234
- English
- 1940-1947
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 1.378 inches (3.5 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Perfume bottle engraved with Irena Ehrlich von Sluzny's initials, IE. She carried this with her when she walked from Berlin to Warsaw in 1945, in search of her family. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 1...
Darning needle and case used in the Warsaw ghetto
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42235
- English
- 1940-1947
- overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Darning needle used by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny and her family in the Warsaw ghetto. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were hidden for the rest of the war by Juana Dylag. ...
Gold necklace, bracelet, and pendant received in a displaced persons camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42236
- English
- 1945
- a: Height: 7.250 inches (18.415 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) b: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) c: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Jewelry set given to Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny’s family by Julius Balbin in the Bindermichl displaced persons camp after the war. Balbin was an Auschwitz survivor, who met the family in Bindermichl in 1945. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was kille...
Red enamel cup used by an inmate in a slave labor camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42237
- English
- 1943-1947
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Depth: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Enamel cup used in the slave labor camp in Berlin when Irena Ehrlich vel Sluzny worked for the Schwartzkopf Fabrik in 1943. She carried the cup with her when she walked from Berlin to Warsaw in 1945, in search of her family. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, ...
Thermometer with silver case used in the Warsaw ghetto
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42242
- English
- b: Height: 5.375 inches (13.653 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Thermometer and case used by Felicia Ehrlich vel Sluszny in Warsaw, Poland, before and during the Holocaust. Felicia, her husband, Seweryn, and her two daughters, 16 year old Irena and 11 year old Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, Irena escaped to the Christian sector. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Seweryn, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Felicia and Danuta escaped and were hidden the rest of the war by Juana D...
E. Wedel candy tin received in a displaced persons camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42244
- English
- 1945
- overall: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Depth: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Candy tin made in Poland in 1945 acquired by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny and her family while in the Bindermichl displace persons camp. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were...
Sewing needle case used for lipstick in the Warsaw ghetto
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42245
- English
- overall: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Sewing needle case used as a lipstick case in the Warsaw ghetto by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were hidden for the rest of the war by Juana...
Ritz of Paris lipstick case used in the Warsaw ghetto
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42246
- English
- 1940-1947
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Lipstick case used in the Warsaw ghetto by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were hidden for the rest of the war by Juana Dylag. Irena was deport...
Dinner spoon used by an inmate in a slave labor camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42247
- English
- 1943-1947
- overall: Height: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Spoon from a silverware set used by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny in the slave labor camp in Berlin where she worked for the Schwartzkopf Fabrik in 1943. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister ...
Silver floral patterned dinner fork used by an inmate in a slave labor camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42248
- English
- 1943-1947
- overall: Height: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm) | Width: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Fork from a silverware set used by Irena Urdang de Tour in the slave labor camp in Berlin when she worked for the Schwartzkopf Fabrik in 1943. Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny (now Urdang de Tour), her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. ...
Detachable knife used by an inmate in a slave labor camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42249
- English
- 1943-1947
- a: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) b: Height: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Knife from a silverware set used by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny in the slave labor camp in Berlin when she worked for the Schwartzkopf Fabrik in 1943. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister e...
Metal soup canteen used by an inmate in a slave labor camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42250
- English
- 1943-1947
- overall: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm) | Depth: 4.875 inches (12.383 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Metal soup canteen used by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny in the slave labor camp in Berlin when she worked for the Schwartzkopf Fabrik in 1943. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped an...