School Museum, Council of the District of Dresden collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn3967
• English
• 1933-1945
• overall: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 13.125 inches (33.338 cm) | Depth: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
• Updated 1 year ago

Black leather covered backpack with leather straps used by a student in Dresden, Germany, during the government of the Third Reich, 1933-1945. There were two styles of satchels; the ones with the longer flap, such as this example, were more often used by boys. After Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi authorities passed new laws that dictated who could teach and be educated in the German school system. Quotas were placed that restricted the number of Jewish students who could attend public schools, and under the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service Ac...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn3968
• English
• 1934-1945
• overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
• Updated 1 year ago

Wood-framed chalkboard used by a student in Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. After Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi authorities passed new laws that dictated who could teach and be educated in the German school system. Quotas were placed that restricted the number of Jewish students who could attend public schools, and under the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service Act, teachers that were Jewish or considered “politically unreliable” were purged from schools. The act also made Nazi Party membership compulsory for all remaining teachers. At the en...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn3969
• English
• 1933-1945
• overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 9.125 inches (23.178 cm) | Depth: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
• Updated 1 year ago

Wooden pencil holder with a rose decal used by a student in Dresden, Germany, during the government of the Third Reich, 1933-1945. After Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi authorities passed new laws that dictated who could teach and be educated in the German school system. Quotas were placed that restricted the number of Jewish students who could attend public schools, and under the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service Act, teachers that were Jewish or considered “politically unreliable” were purged from schools. The act also made Nazi Party members...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn3970
• English
• 1933-1945
• a: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) b: Height: 6.500 inches (16.51 cm) | Width: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
• Updated 1 year ago

Metal nib and painted swirl patterned wooden pen holder used by a student in Dresden, Germany, during the government of the Third Reich, 1933-1945. After Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi authorities passed new laws that dictated who could teach and be educated in the German school system. Quotas were placed that restricted the number of Jewish students who could attend public schools, and under the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service Act, teachers that were Jewish or considered “politically unreliable” were purged from schools. The act also made N...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn3971
• English
• 1933-1945
• a: Height: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) b: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
• Updated 1 year ago

Two slate writing devices used by a student in Dresden, Germany, during the government of the Third Reich, 1933-1945. After Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi authorities passed new laws that dictated who could teach and be educated in the German school system. Quotas were placed that restricted the number of Jewish students who could attend public schools, and under the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service Act, teachers that were Jewish or considered “politically unreliable” were purged from schools. The act also made Nazi Party membership compulsor...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn3972
• English
• 1934-1935
• overall: Height: 70.875 inches (180.023 cm) | Width: 63.500 inches (161.29 cm) | Depth: 25.625 inches (65.088 cm) a: Height: 62.750 inches (159.385 cm) | Width: 63.500 inches (161.29 cm) | Depth: 25.625 inches (65.088 cm) b: Height: 39.250 inches (99.695 cm) | Width: 58.125 inches (147.638 cm) | Depth: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm)
• Updated 1 year ago

Adjustable, two-sided chalkboard with chalk and sponge box in a standing wooden frame made for and used in a schoolroom in Dresden, Germany, during the government of the Third Reich, 1933-1945. After Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi authorities passed new laws that dictated who could teach and be educated in the German school system. Quotas were placed that restricted the number of Jewish students who could attend public schools, and under the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service Act, teachers that were Jewish or considered “politically unreliable”...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn3973
• English
• 1925
• overall: Height: 26.750 inches (67.945 cm) | Width: 43.750 inches (111.125 cm) | Depth: 28.500 inches (72.39 cm)
• Updated 1 year ago

Wooden school desk with seating for two on an attached bench made in 1925 that continued in use in a schoolroom in Dresden, Germany, during the government of the Third Reich, 1933-1945. After Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi authorities passed new laws that dictated who could teach and be educated in the German school system. Quotas were placed that restricted the number of Jewish students who could attend public schools, and under the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service Act, teachers that were Jewish or considered “politically unreliable” were pu...