Edwin Goldberg collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn73614
• English
• a: Height: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) b: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm)
• Updated 8 months ago

Child’s hairbrush and striped handkerchief used by Edwin (Edik) Goldberg while confined to bed with spinal tuberculosis in a labor camp in Siberia, from summer 1940 to August 1944 when he died at age 6. In 1939, Edik’s father, Emil, was called up by the Polish Army, leaving Edik and his mother, Elze, in Bielitz-Biala, Poland. Emil and Elze agreed to meet in Lvov (Lviv, Ukraine), if anything happened while he was gone. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. On September 17, the Soviet Union annexed eastern Poland, including Lvov. At the end of 1939, Elze and Edik made their way to Lvo...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn73615
• English
• a: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Depth: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) b: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) c: Height: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm) | Width: 6.625 inches (16.828 cm) d: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) e: Height: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Width: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) f: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
• Updated 8 months ago

Small handkerchief, glass bear, and two seashells in a box used by Edwin (Edik) Goldberg while confined to a bed with spinal tuberculosis in a labor camp in Siberia, from summer 1940 to August 1944 when he died at age 6. In 1939, Edik’s father, Emil, was called up by the Polish Army, leaving Edik and his mother, Elze, in Bielitz-Biala, Poland. Emil and Elze agreed to meet in Lvov (Lviv, Ukraine), if anything happened while he was gone. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. On September 17, the Soviet Union annexed eastern Poland, including Lvov. At the end of 1939, Elze and Edik mad...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn73617
• English
• a: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) b: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Depth: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) c: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) d: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
• Updated 8 months ago

Miniature pillow and wooden shoe in a small perfume box used by Edwin (Edik) Goldberg while confined to a bed with spinal tuberculosis in a labor camp in Siberia, from summer 1940 to August 1944 when he died at age 6. In 1939, Edik’s father, Emil, was called up by the Polish Army, leaving Edik and his mother, Elze, in Bielitz-Biala, Poland. Emil and Elze agreed to meet in Lvov (Lviv, Ukraine), if anything happened while he was gone. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. On September 17, the Soviet Union annexed eastern Poland, including Lvov. At the end of 1939, Elze and Edik made t...