Ruth Loewenstein collection

Identifier: irn50917
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn50917

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 and 2017 by Ruth Loewenstein.

Scope and Content

Doll: handmade by Annie Loewenstein (donor's mother) in Munich, Germany. The Loewenstein family: Willy (donor's father) [b. 1894], Annie [b. 1904], Ruth (donor) [b. 1929], and Marianne (donor's sister) [b. 1932], were able to leave Germany in August 1939 for England. Ruth and Marianne were wearing thin gold bracelets on their wrists and each carried a doll. The German guard at the Dutch border tore off the bracelets, but did not pay any attention to the dolls. Upon arrival in New York on September 10, 1940, Annie took the heads off the dolls, in which she had hidden valuables. She sold the valuables and used the money to rescue her parents from Germany. Also included in the collection are additional clothing for the doll and "Kleine Bibel" a children's Bible carried by Ruth from Munich. Collection of photographs and documents relating to the Loewenstein family in Munich, Germany. The collection includes among other items, postcards written in the Dachau concentration camp; Kennkarten of the members of the family; German passports marked with the red letter "J"; family correspondence relating to emigration from Germany and other correspondence; family photographs depicting the family's ladie's lingerie stores and family photographs; Military pins received by Willy Loewenstein after his military service during WWI; Transferred to USHMM Library: Book: memorial book to Jewish soldiers who fell in WWI while serving with the German Army; Hanger: with engraved name "A. Loewenstein, Rotenburg"

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Displaying items 1 to 10 of 10

Headless doll with detached eyeballs, bonnet
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn550212
- English
- a: Height: 9.843 inches (25.001 cm) | Width: 7.480 inches (18.999 cm) | Depth: 2.756 inches (7 cm) b: Height: 1.378 inches (3.5 cm) | Width: 1.870 inches (4.75 cm) | Depth: 0.787 inches (1.999 cm) c: Height: 5.118 inches (13 cm) | Width: 1.575 inches (4 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Cloth doll wearing pink knit clothing, handmade by Annie Loewenstein (donor's mother) in Munich, Germany. The Loewenstein family: Willy (donor's father) [b. 1894], Annie [b. 1904], Ruth (donor) [b. 1929], and Marianne (donor's sister) [b. 1932], were able to leave Germany in August 1939 for England. Ruth and Marianne were wearing thin gold bracelets on their wrists and each carried a doll. The German guard at the Dutch border tore off the bracelets, but did not pay any attention to the dolls. Upon arrival in New York on September 10, 1940, Annie took the heads off the dolls, in which she ha...
Bible
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn550213
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
"Kleine Bibel" a children's Bible carried by Ruth Loewenstein from Munich. The Loewenstein family: Willy (donor's father) [b. 1894], Annie [b. 1904], Ruth (donor) [b. 1929], and Marianne (donor's sister) [b. 1932], were able to leave Germany in August 1939 for England. valuables and used the money to rescue her parents from Germany.
Pin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn550214
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 1.188 inches (3.018 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Military pin received by Willy Loewenstein after his military service during WWI
Doll undergarment
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn583600
- English
- overall: Height: 3.701 inches (9.401 cm) | Width: 5.512 inches (14 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Light pink yarn underpants for a doll handmade by Annie Loewenstein (donor's mother) in Munich, Germany. The Loewenstein family: Willy (donor's father) [b. 1894], Annie [b. 1904], Ruth (donor) [b. 1929], and Marianne (donor's sister) [b. 1932], were able to leave Germany in August 1939 for England. Ruth and Marianne were wearing thin gold bracelets on their wrists and each carried a doll. The German guard at the Dutch border tore off the bracelets, but did not pay any attention to the dolls. Upon arrival in New York on September 10, 1940, Annie took the heads off the dolls, in which she had...
Doll apron
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn583622
- English
- overall: Height: 8.071 inches (20.5 cm) | Width: 2.165 inches (5.499 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Floral patterned apron for a doll handmade by Annie Loewenstein (donor's mother) in Munich, Germany. The Loewenstein family: Willy (donor's father) [b. 1894], Annie [b. 1904], Ruth (donor) [b. 1929], and Marianne (donor's sister) [b. 1932], were able to leave Germany in August 1939 for England. Ruth and Marianne were wearing thin gold bracelets on their wrists and each carried a doll. The German guard at the Dutch border tore off the bracelets, but did not pay any attention to the dolls. Upon arrival in New York on September 10, 1940, Annie took the heads off the dolls, in which she had hid...
Doll overalls and sweater set
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn592540
- English
- a: Height: 15.000 inches (38.1 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) b: Height: 4.429 inches (11.25 cm) | Width: 10.827 inches (27.501 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Light green yarn overalls and sweater set for a doll handmade by Annie Loewenstein (donor's mother) in Munich, Germany. The Loewenstein family: Willy (donor's father) [b. 1894], Annie [b. 1904], Ruth (donor) [b. 1929], and Marianne (donor's sister) [b. 1932], were able to leave Germany in August 1939 for England. Ruth and Marianne were wearing thin gold bracelets on their wrists and each carried a doll. The German guard at the Dutch border tore off the bracelets, but did not pay any attention to the dolls. Upon arrival in New York on September 10, 1940, Annie took the heads off the dolls, i...
Ruth Loewenstein papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn592780
- English
- 1914-1963
- box oversize folder 1 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The Ruth Loewenstein papers consist of biographical materials, correspondence, and photographs documenting the Loewenstein family from Munich, the family haberdashery business called JKA, Willy Loewenstein’s military service during World War I, his imprisonment in Dachau following Kristallnacht, the family’s flight to England, their immigration to the United States, and their embroidered handkerchief business Wil-Low Handkerchiefs in America. Biographical materials include identification papers, military papers, and immigration records documenting the Loewenstein family, Willy Loewenstein’s...
Wooden clothing hanger
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn592784
- English
- overall: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn597066
- English
- overall: Height: 2.312 inches (5.872 cm) | Width: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Depth: 0.188 inches (0.478 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Military pin received by Willy Loewenstein after his military service during WWI
Pin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn597067
- English
- overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 0.313 inches (0.795 cm) | Depth: 0.188 inches (0.478 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Military pin received by Willy Loewenstein after his military service during WWI