Leopold Schein collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn631800
• English
• overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Handmade notebook from the collection relating to to the experiences of Poldek (Leopold) Schein in prewar Poland, prior to his escape from Krakow to Soviet occupied Poland and his subsequent imprisonment in a Siberian labor camp and resettlement in Uzbekistan during the Holocaust, and to his life in Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp in Germany and in the United States after the end of World War II.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn631801
• English
• overall: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Ration coupons from the collection relating to to the experiences of Poldek (Leopold) Schein in prewar Poland, prior to his escape from Krakow to Soviet occupied Poland and his subsequent imprisonment in a Siberian labor camp and resettlement in Uzbekistan during the Holocaust, and to his life in Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp in Germany and in the United States after the end of World War II.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn96218
• English
• 1926-1949
• box oversize box 1 1
• Updated 7 months ago

Photographs, albums, and correspondence documenting Leopold Schein's experiences during the Holocaust. Collection includes album of family photographs, a wedding album from Harzburg/Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp, family autograph book commemorating the 1926 visit of American uncle Jack Schein to Krakow, documents for Leopold Schein, a "Familien Stammbuch" issued to Leopold Schein in 1949 in Celle, documents from the Bergen Belsen displaced persons camp and assorted family photographs.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn96219
• English
• 1948
• overall: Height: 14.625 inches (37.148 cm) | Width: 16.000 inches (40.64 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Silk matzoh holder with pockets and a hand painted harvest design painted by Poldek (Leopold) Schein in 1948, when he was living in Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp. It is made from parachute silk as a gift for his uncle Jacob who sponsored his immigration. It has an inscription to "Our beloved aunt and uncle Pepi and Leib Schein Belzen 1948." The paints were sent to him by hin uncle from the United States. Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany on September 1, 1939. Nineteen year old Poldek lived in Krakow with his parents Abraham and Mania, three brothers, Joseph, Herman, and Jacob, and t...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn96220
• English
• overall: Height: 18.000 inches (45.72 cm) | Width: 18.750 inches (47.625 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Silk scarf with a design painted by Poldek (Leopold) Schein for his future wife Pepi on November 14, 1946, when he was living in Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp. The scarf features a jack-in-the-box jester with a book and best wishes from Poldek and his best friend Romek. On December 25, 1947, Pepi and Poldek had a double wedding with Romek and Pepi's adopted sister Madelaine. Romek died of a hernia in the DP camp in 1949. Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany on September 1, 1939. Nineteen year old Poldek lived in Krakow with his parents Abraham and Mania, three brothers, Joseph, Herman,...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn96222
• English
• 1948
• overall: Height: 18.500 inches (46.99 cm) | Width: 18.000 inches (45.72 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Silk hallah cover with a design painted by Poldek (Leopold) Schein in 1948 when he was living in Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp. The cover is made from parachute silk and has an image of two golden lions holding a gold crown topped with a Star of David, with red flower clusters in each corner. The paints were sent to him by his uncle in the United States. Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany on September 1, 1939. Nineteen year old Poldek lived in Krakow with his parents Abraham and Mania, three brothers, Joseph, Herman, and Jacob, and two sisters Esther and Helena. Leopold, his father a...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn96223
• English
• overall: Height: 29.750 inches (75.565 cm) | Width: 29.250 inches (74.295 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

White tablecloth made from parachute silk with a maple leaf border painted by Poldek (Leopold) Schein around 1948 when he was living in Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp. The paints were sent to him by his uncle in the United States. Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany on September 1, 1939. Nineteen year old Poldek lived in Krakow with his parents Abraham and Mania, three brothers, Joseph, Herman, and Jacob, and two sisters Esther and Helena. Poldek, his father and his two older brothers left to enlist in the Polish Army. They traveled to Lwow, but soon after they arrived, the city surren...