Denise Kopecky collection

Identifier: irn49831
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn49831

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998 by Denise Kopecky.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of three Theresienstadt notes and two Star of David badges relating to the experiences of Denise Elbertova while living in hiding in the Slovak Republic and, after 1944, in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp during the Holocaust.

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Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note, owned by a child inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn12707
- English
- overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 2 (zwei) kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp beginning in May 1943. The ghetto currency was printed by the National Bank in 7 similar, beautifully designed denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip for exchange only in the camp. There was little to obtain in exchange for the scrip, except library books. Located thirty miles northwest of Prague in German occupied Czechoslovakia, the ghetto-labor camp was established by the Germans in November 24, 1941, and ceased operation in early May...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note, owned by a child inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn12708
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 10 (zehn) kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp beginning in May 1943. The ghetto currency was printed by the National Bank in 7 similar, beautifully designed denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip for exchange only in the camp. There was little to obtain in exchange for the scrip, except library books. Located thirty miles northwest of Prague in German occupied Czechoslovakia, the ghetto-labor camp was established by the Germans in November 24, 1941, and ceased operation in early Ma...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 20 kronen note, owned by a child inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn12709
- English
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 20 (zwanzig) kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp beginning in May 1943. The ghetto currency was printed by the National Bank in 7 similar, beautifully designed denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip for exchange only in the camp. There was little to obtain in exchange for the scrip, except library books. Located thirty miles northwest of Prague in German occupied Czechoslovakia, the ghetto-labor camp was established by the Germans in November 24, 1941, and ceased operation in early...
Star of David badge with Jude printed in the center
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn12710
- English
- overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 4.120 inches (10.465 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Star of David badge with Jude printed in the center
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn12711
- English
- overall: Height: 3.870 inches (9.83 cm) | Width: 3.120 inches (7.925 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago

Denise Kopecky collection

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Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note, owned by a child inmate

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note, owned by a child inmate

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 20 kronen note, owned by a child inmate

Star of David badge with Jude printed in the center

Star of David badge with Jude printed in the center