Ruth Salzberg Horwitz collection

Identifier: irn43918
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn43918

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Ruth Salzberg Horwitz.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a trunk, typewriter with lid, and child's skirt, bonnet, ribbon, and dress. The collection also includes documents, photographs, and correspondence, as well as drawings created by the donor as a child.

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Displaying items 1 to 16 of 16

Ruth Salzberg Horwitz papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn272742
- English
- folders 3
- Updated 1 year ago
The Ruth Salzberg Horwitz papers consist of biographical materials, photographs, and printed materials documenting the Salzberg family of Hamburg, Germany, their immigration to the United States in 1938, and the family members who remained in Europe and were killed in the Holocaust. Biographical materials include identification papers, student records, immigration records, and personal narratives. Photographs depict Ruth and her family and their home in Hamburg. Printed materials primarily document the Salzberg family’s life in the United States.
Trunk
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn545621
- English
- overall: Height: 35.500 inches (90.17 cm) | Width: 41.250 inches (104.775 cm) | Depth: 24.250 inches (61.595 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Large trunk, part of a collection relating to the experiences of Isaak and Rose Salzberg and their daughters Ruth and Jutta who immigrated to the United States in November 1938 from Hamburg, Germany.
Child's dress
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn546827
- English
- overall: Height: 24.880 inches (63.195 cm) | Width: 43.000 inches (109.22 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Child's green silk long-sleeved smocked dress. Part of a collection illustrating the experiences of Isaak and Rose Salzberg and their daughters Ruth and Jutta who immigrated to the United States in November 1938 from Hamburg, Germany.
Typewriter with lid
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn546828
- English
- a: Height: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Width: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm) | Depth: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm) b: Height: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm) | Width: 12.500 inches (31.75 cm) | Depth: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
German Seidal & Naumann-Dresden Erika typewriter with detachable lid. Lid has luggage tag from the White Star Line affixed to the outside along with the name and address of Salzberg and the name of the ship he was on; the Queen Mary.
Child's skirt and bonnet set
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn597365
- English
- overall: Height: 24.880 inches (63.195 cm) | Width: 43.000 inches (109.22 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Child's red skirt with velvet trim, along with matching bonnet. Part of a collection illustrating the experiences of Isaak and Rose Salzberg and their daughters Ruth and Jutta who immigrated to the United States in November 1938 from Hamburg, Germany.
Handmade booklet of drawings by Ruth Salzberg
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn597647
- English
- overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Drawings in pencil and crayon handbound into a small booklet with a piece of red yarn. The drawings were created by Ruth Salzberg as a child.
Drawing of a Torah scroll
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn597648
- English
- overall: Height: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm) | Width: 9.190 inches (23.343 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pencil and crayon drawing on paper done by Ruth Salzberg as a child. The drawing depicts a Torah scroll with a floral border.
Drawing
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn597649
- English
- overall: Height: 1.440 inches (3.658 cm) | Width: 4.130 inches (10.49 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pencil and crayon drawing on paper done by Ruth Salzberg as a child.
Drawing
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn597650
- English
- overall: Height: 4.130 inches (10.49 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pencil and crayon drawing on the front and back sides of a postcard, done by Ruth Salzberg as a child. The drawing depicts people, flowers and furniture.
Drawing
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn597651
- English
- overall: Height: 4.130 inches (10.49 cm) | Width: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pencil and crayon drawing done by Ruth Salzberg as a child, depicting flowers as well as symbols of Rosh Hashanah such as apples, the shofar, and a Torah scroll.
Drawing
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn597652
- English
- overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 6.130 inches (15.57 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pencil and crayon drawing depicting depicting people, furniture and Shabbat candles as well as the word "MAMAMAMA!" on one side.
Drawing
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn597653
- English
- overall: Height: 9.250 inches (23.495 cm) | Width: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pencil and crayon drawing folded into a homemade card with writing on one side and a drawing of a house on the other. The drawing was created by Ruth Salzberg as a child.
Drawing
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn597654
- English
- overall: Height: 6.810 inches (17.297 cm) | Width: 11.250 inches (28.575 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pencil and crayon drawing depicting a person standing by a table and two chairs. The drawing was created by Ruth Salzberg as a child.
Drawing
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn597655
- English
- overall: Height: 6.560 inches (16.662 cm) | Width: 9.130 inches (23.19 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pencil and crayon drawing depicting two children bringing flowers to their mother in bed. The title reads "Guten Morgen Mama. Hier nim[m] doch." An inscription on the back reads "Liebe Mutti." The drawing was created by Ruth Salzberg as a child.
Drawing
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn597658
- English
- overall: Height: 6.130 inches (15.57 cm) | Width: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pencil and crayon drawing created by Ruth Salzberg as a child. The drawing depicts the sounds "Mimi", "Mi", "Ma" and "Mo" along with illustrations for each.
Collage of a flower pot
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn597661
- English
- overall: Height: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm) | Width: 4.690 inches (11.913 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Collage depicting a flower pot with a white and red flower and leaves made of pieces of paper adhered to black cardboard.