Lennie Kropveld Jade collection

Identifier: irn47059
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn47059

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Lennie Kropveld Jade.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of baby clothing, a cookbook, and photographs relating to the experiences of Lennie and Yitzchak Jedwab (later Jade) and their son Aaron, before, during, and after the Holocaust during which they lived in hiding in Aalten, Netherlands.

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Lennie Kropveld Jade photograph collection
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn48001
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Collection of 23 photographs documenting the experiences of Lennie Kropveld Jedwab, her husband Rabbi Yitzchak Jedwab, and their son Aaron who survived the Holocaust in hiding near Aalten in the Netherlands. Includes prewar and wartime photographs, postwar family photographs, and photographs of their rescuers.
Kosher cookbook buried by a newlywed couple for safekeeping and recovered after the war
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn48002
- English
- 1932
- Updated 7 months ago
Illustrated kosher cookbook received by Lennie Kropveld as a wedding present upon her marriage to Rabbi Yitzchak Jedwab in July 1942 in Aalten, Netherlands, and buried underground when they went into hiding. When Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands in May 1940, Lennie was living with her parents, Aaron and Bertha. In the summer of 1942, the Germans began deporting the Jewish population and Aaron decided they must go into hiding. He insisted that Lennie and her fiance get married that July before going into hiding together at a farm in October. Her parents and four brothers went into hiding...
Infant’s wool knit sweater with white buttons made for a baby by his mother while in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn48004
- English
- overall: Height: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm) | Width: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Handknit baby sweater made by Lennie Kropveld Jedwab, 20, for her infant son Aaron, born in September 1943, when Lennie was living in hiding in Aalten, Netherlands. When Germany invaded the Netherlands in May 1940, Lennie was living with her parents, Aaron and Bertha Kropveld. In the summer of 1942, the Germans began deporting the Jewish population and Aaron decided they must go into hiding. He insisted that Lennie and her fiance, Rabbi Yitzchak Jedwab, get married that July before going into hiding together at a farm in October. Her parents and four brothers went into hiding at two other f...
Infant’s offwhite cotton knit sweater with ties made for a baby by his mother while in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn48005
- English
- overall: Height: 5.625 inches (14.288 cm) | Width: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Handknit cotton baby sweater made by 20 year old Lennie Kropveld Jedwab for her infant son Aaron, when Lennie was living in hiding in Aalten, Netherlands. When Germany invaded the Netherlands in May 1940, Lennie was living with her parents, Aaron and Bertha Kropveld. In the summer of 1942, the Germans began deporting the Jewish population and Aaron decided they must go into hiding. He insisted that Lennie and her fiance, Rabbi Yitzchak Jedwab, get married that July before going into hiding together at a farm in October. Her parents and four brothers went into hiding at two other farms. When...
Infant’s vest with decorative pink stitches made for a baby by his mother while in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn48006
- English
- overall: Height: 6.125 inches (15.558 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Hand stitched baby vest made by 20 year old Lennie Kropveld Jedwab for her infant son Aaron, who was born in September 1943, while in hiding in Aalten, Netherlands. When Germany invaded the Netherlands in May 1940, Lennie was living with her parents, Aaron and Bertha Kropveld. Aaron insisted that Lennie and her fiance, Rabbi Yitzchak Jedwab, get married in July 1942 before going into hiding together at a farm in October 1942. Her parents and four brothers went into hiding at two other farms. When Aaron was twelve hours old, they placed him in the custody of the Dutch resistance. He was hidd...

Lennie Kropveld Jade collection

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Lennie Kropveld Jade photograph collection

Kosher cookbook buried by a newlywed couple for safekeeping and recovered after the war

Infant’s wool knit sweater with white buttons made for a baby by his mother while in hiding

Infant’s offwhite cotton knit sweater with ties made for a baby by his mother while in hiding

Infant’s vest with decorative pink stitches made for a baby by his mother while in hiding