Masha Wolpe Baras collection

Identifier: irn49834
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn49834

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997 by Masha Wolpe Baras.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of an identification badge and pouch that held seven personal hygiene and sewing items relating to the experiences of Masha Wolpe (later Baras), her mother Sonia, and her sister Pearl while prisoners in Stutthof concentration camp in German occupied Poland during the Holocaust.

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Displaying items 1 to 9 of 9

Rectangular Stutthof ID badge numbered 48512 worn by a Lithuanian Jewish inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn12261
- English
- overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 6.875 inches (17.463 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Cloth badge with identification number issued to 21 year old Masha Wolpe while a prisoner at Stutthof concentration camp from July 1944 to April 1945. Masha lived with her mother, Sonia, her father, Jacob, her brother, Elisha, and sister, Pearl, in Kovno, Lithuania, where they were part of a large, active Jewish community. In June 1940, the Soviet Union occupied Lithuania and in June 1941, Germany invaded and occupied the nation. By August, the Germans had forced the Jews in Kovno into a ghetto in nearby Slobodka. Within six months of the German occupation, over half of the Jews in Kovno ha...
Drawstring cloth pouch handmade by a Lithuanian Jewish concentration camp inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn12262
- English
- overall: Height: 9.625 inches (24.448 cm) | Width: 6.750 inches (17.145 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Burlap pouch made by 21 year old Masha Wolpe while a prisoner at Stutthof concentration camp from July 1944 to April 1945. The pouch contained Masha’s few possessions – several spools of thread, lipstick, a bar of soap, and combs belonging to her mother and sister. Masha lived with her mother, Sonia, her father, Jacob, her brother, Elisha, and sister, Pearl, in Kovno, Lithuania, where they were part of a large, active Jewish community. In June 1940, the Soviet Union occupied Lithuania and in June 1941, Germany invaded and occupied the nation. By August, the Germans had forced the Jews in Ko...
Golden-brown comb owned by a Lithuanian Jewish concentration camp inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn12263
- English
- overall: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 0.148 inches (0.376 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Comb belonging to the sister or mother of 21 year old Masha Wolpe that she kept in a handmade, burlap pouch while a prisoner at Stutthof concentration camp from July 1944 to April 1945. Masha lived with her mother, Sonia, her father, Jacob, her brother, Elisha, and sister, Pearl, in Kovno, Lithuania, where they were part of a large, active Jewish community. In June 1940, the Soviet Union occupied Lithuania and in June 1941, Germany invaded and occupied the nation. By August, the Germans had forced the Jews in Kovno into a ghetto in nearby Slobodka. Within six months of the German occupation...
Broken fine tooth comb owned by a Lithuanian Jewish concentration camp inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn12264
- English
- overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Comb belonging to the sister or mother of 21 year old Masha Wolpe that she kept in a handmade, burlap pouch while a prisoner at Stutthof concentration camp from July 1944 to April 1945. Masha lived with her mother, Sonia, her father, Jacob, her brother, Elisha, and sister, Pearl, in Kovno, Lithuania, where they were part of a large, active Jewish community. In June 1940, the Soviet Union occupied Lithuania and in June 1941, Germany invaded and occupied the nation. By August, the Germans had forced the Jews in Kovno into a ghetto in nearby Slobodka. Within six months of the German occupation...
Wound ball of thread used by a Lithuanian Jewish concentration camp inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn12265
- English
- overall: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Diameter: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Ball of thread belonging to 21 year old Masha Wolpe that she kept in a handmade, burlap pouch while a prisoner at Stutthof concentration camp from July 1944 to April 1945. Masha lived with her mother, Sonia, her father, Jacob, her brother, Elisha, and sister, Pearl, in Kovno, Lithuania, where they were part of a large, active Jewish community. In June 1940, the Soviet Union occupied Lithuania and in June 1941, Germany invaded and occupied the nation. By August, the Germans had forced the Jews in Kovno into a ghetto in nearby Slobodka. Within six months of the German occupation, over half of...
Tan spool and black loose thread used by a Lithuanian Jewish concentration camp inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn12266
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Thread belonging to 21 year old Masha Wolpe that she kept in a handmade, burlap pouch while a prisoner at Stutthof concentration camp from July 1944 to April 1945. Masha lived with her mother, Sonia, her father, Jacob, her brother, Elisha, and sister, Pearl, in Kovno, Lithuania, where they were part of a large, active Jewish community. In June 1940, the Soviet Union occupied Lithuania and in June 1941, Germany invaded and occupied the nation. By August, the Germans had forced the Jews in Kovno into a ghetto in nearby Slobodka. Within six months of the German occupation, over half of the Jew...
Spool of black thread used by a Lithuanian Jewish concentration camp inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn12267
- English
- overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Spool of black thread belonging to 21 year old Masha Wolpe that she kept in a handmade, burlap pouch while a prisoner at Stutthof concentration camp from July 1944 to April 1945. Masha lived with her mother, Sonia, her father, Jacob, her brother, Elisha, and sister, Pearl, in Kovno, Lithuania, where they were part of a large, active Jewish community. In June 1940, the Soviet Union occupied Lithuania and in June 1941, Germany invaded and occupied the nation. By August, the Germans had forced the Jews in Kovno into a ghetto in nearby Slobodka. Within six months of the German occupation, over ...
Lipstick tube used by a Lithuanian Jewish concentration camp inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn12268
- English
- a: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Diameter: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) b: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Diameter: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Metal lipstick tube belonging to 21 year old Masha Wolpe that she kept in a handmade, burlap pouch while a prisoner at Stutthof concentration camp from July 1944 to April 1945. Masha lived with her mother, Sonia, her father, Jacob, her brother, Elisha, and sister, Pearl, in Kovno, Lithuania, where they were part of a large, active Jewish community. In June 1940, the Soviet Union occupied Lithuania and in June 1941, Germany invaded and occupied the nation. By August, the Germans had forced the Jews in Kovno into a ghetto in nearby Slobodka. Within six months of the German occupation, over ha...
Bar of soap used by a Lithuanian Jewish concentration camp inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn12269
- English
- overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Bar of soap belonging to 21 year old Masha Wolpe that she kept in a handmade, burlap pouch while a prisoner at Stutthof concentration camp from July 1944 to April 1945. Masha lived with her mother, Sonia, her father, Jacob, her brother, Elisha, and sister, Pearl, in Kovno, Lithuania, where they were part of a large, active Jewish community. In June 1940, the Soviet Union occupied Lithuania and in June 1941, Germany invaded and occupied the nation. By August, the Germans had forced the Jews in Kovno into a ghetto in nearby Slobodka. Within six months of the German occupation, over half of th...