Doll apron

Identifier
irn583622
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.543.4
  • 2017.613
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 8.071 inches (20.5 cm) | Width: 2.165 inches (5.499 cm)

Archival History

The doll apron 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

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 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

Floral patterned apron

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.