Henry Baigelman collection

Identifier: irn43162
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn43162

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010 by Riva Berelson and Simon Baigelman on behalf of the Estate of Henry Baigelman.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of three musical instruments: two violins with fitted cases and a saxophone with a fitted case, as well as instrument accessories, relating to the experiences of Henry Baigelman and his family before and during their incarceration in the Łódź Ghetto in Poland, prior to their deportation to various concentration camps during the Holocaust and to Henry's recovery of the instruments and their use in his band, The Happy Boys, that toured displaced persons camps after the war.

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Saxophone, case and accessories used by a Polish Jewish musician in a band that toured DP camps
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn43163
- English
- a: Height: 30.125 inches (76.518 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Depth: 10.500 inches (26.67 cm) a1: Height: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) a2: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Depth: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) a3: Height: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm) | Width: 11.375 inches (28.893 cm) | Depth: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) b: Height: 6.875 inches (17.463 cm) | Width: 32.125 inches (81.598 cm) | Depth: 13.375 inches (33.973 cm) c: Height: 22.625 inches (57.468 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Depth: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) d: Height: 20.875 inches (53.023 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) e: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) f: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) g: Height: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) h: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) i: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) j: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) k: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) l: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) m: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) n1: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) n2: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) n3: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) o1: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) p1: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) q1: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) r1: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) r2: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) s: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) t: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) u: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) v1: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Depth: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) v2: Height: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Depth: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) w: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) x: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 30.750 inches (78.105 cm) y: Height: 27.125 inches (68.898 cm) | Width: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) z: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) aa: Height: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm) | Width: 5.625 inches (14.288 cm) ab: Height: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm) | Width: 5.625 inches (14.288 cm) ac: Height: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) ad: Height: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm) ae: Height: 6.750 inches (17.145 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm) af: Height: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm) | Width: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) ag: Height: 15.625 inches (39.688 cm) | Width: 12.625 inches (32.068 cm) ah: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Saxophone, case, and parts acquired and used by Henry Baigelman after the war. Henry was a professional musician in Łódź when Germany occupied Poland on September 1, 1939. He and his family were imprisoned in the Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto where he and his brother David performed with the orchestra. On June 10, 1944, Himmler ordered the ghetto destroyed, David hid the family instruments. On August 4, 1944, the family was deported to Auschwitz where they were separated. Henry was transferred to Kaltwasser, Flossenberg, and Altenhammer concentration camps. In Altenhammer, the camp supervisor...
Violin, bows, case and accessories recovered from Łódź ghetto and played in DP camps by a Polish Jewish musician
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn43164
- English
- a: Height: 23.125 inches (58.738 cm) | Width: 7.875 inches (20.003 cm) | Depth: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) b: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 31.125 inches (79.058 cm) | Depth: 10.125 inches (25.718 cm) c: Height: 29.125 inches (73.978 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) d: Height: 29.375 inches (74.613 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) e: Height: 28.125 inches (71.438 cm) | Width: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm) f: Height: 15.125 inches (38.418 cm) | Width: 12.375 inches (31.433 cm) g: Height: 18.250 inches (46.355 cm) | Width: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm) h: Height: 18.375 inches (46.673 cm) | Width: 18.750 inches (47.625 cm) i: Height: 6.625 inches (16.828 cm) | Width: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) j: Height: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) k: Height: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) l: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) m: Height: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) n: Height: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Depth: 0.060 inches (0.152 cm) o: Height: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Depth: 0.060 inches (0.152 cm) p: Height: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) q: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) r1: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) r2: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) s: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) t: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) u: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Violin, bows, case, and parts recovered from the Łódź ghetto in Poland and played by Henry Baigelman after the war. The instruments were hidden in an attic by Henry's brother David in the summer of 1944 after they learned that the Germans were going to destroy the ghetto. They were recovered by his brother-in-law after the city was liberated by the Soviets in January 1945. Two violins were recovered: this one and 2010.472.2; one was played by Henry in the ghetto; the other originally belonged to Henry's cousin. Henry was a professional musician in Łódź when Germany occupied Poland on Septem...
Violin, bows, case and accessories recovered from Łódź ghetto and played in DP camps by a Polish Jewish musician
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn43165
- English
- a: Height: 23.500 inches (59.69 cm) | Width: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Depth: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) b: Height: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Width: 30.500 inches (77.47 cm) | Depth: 9.875 inches (25.083 cm) c: Height: 25.000 inches (63.5 cm) | Width: 9.125 inches (23.178 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) d: Height: 29.500 inches (74.93 cm) | Width: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Depth: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) e: Height: 29.125 inches (73.978 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) f: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) g: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) h: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) i: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) j1: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Depth: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) j2: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) j3: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Depth: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) k1: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) k2: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Depth: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) k3: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) l: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) m: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) n: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) o: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) p: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) q: Height: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Width: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) r: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) s: Height: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) t: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Violin, case, and parts recovered from the Łódź ghetto in Poland and played by Henry Baigelman after the war. The instruments were hidden in an attic by Henry's brother David in the summer of 1944 after they learned that the Germans were going to destroy the ghetto. They were recovered by his brother-in-law after the city was liberated by the Soviets in January 1945. Two violins were recovered: this one and 2010.472.2; one was played by Henry in the ghetto; the other originally belonged to Henry's cousin. Henry was a professional musician in Łódź when Germany occupied Poland on September 1,...

Henry Baigelman collection

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Saxophone, case and accessories used by a Polish Jewish musician in a band that toured DP camps

Violin, bows, case and accessories recovered from Łódź ghetto and played in DP camps by a Polish Jewish musician

Violin, bows, case and accessories recovered from Łódź ghetto and played in DP camps by a Polish Jewish musician