Doll undergarment
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 3.701 inches (9.401 cm) | Width: 5.512 inches (14 cm)
Archival History
The doll undergarment was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Ruth Loewenstein.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ruth Loewenstein
Scope and Content
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 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.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Light pink yarn underpants
Genre
- Object
- Toys