Edith and George Lauer collection

Identifier: irn49841
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn49841

Acquisition

The collection of Theresienstadt scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by the Estate of George Lauer.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of scrip from Theresienstadt relating to the experiences of George Lauer as a prisoner in Theresienstadt ghetto/labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia during the Holocaust. The collection also includes three postcards from Liselotte Schulz (cousin of Edith Lauer) and Alfred and Anette Kornfeld (parents of Edith Lauer) while they were imprisoned at Theresienstadt.

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Displaying items 1 to 14 of 14

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 1 krone note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn11318
- English
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 1 krone, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn11319
- English
- overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 2 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn11320
- English
- overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.747 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 5 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn11321
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 10 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 50 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn11322
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 50 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 100 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn11323
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 100 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 100 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn11599
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 100 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 1 krone note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn11602
- English
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 1 krone, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn11603
- English
- overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 2 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn11604
- English
- overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.747 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 5 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn11605
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 10 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 20 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn11606
- English
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 20 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 50 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn11607
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 50 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
George Lauer papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn530727
- English
- 1942
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The George Lauer papers include three postcards from Liselotte Schulz (cousin of Edith Lauer) and Alfred and Anette Kornfeld (parents of Edith Lauer) while they were imprisoned at Theresienstadt. Alfred Kornfeld died in Theresienstadt, Anette Kornfeld was transferred to Warsaw and perished in unknown circumstances, and Liselotte Schulz is believed to have been killed in one of the death camps.