Edith Ostern collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn61023
• English
• 1936
• folder 1
• Updated 7 months ago

Consists of a birth certificate for Edith Tennenbaum (later Ostern), who was born on November 12, 1936, in Vienna, Austria, which was issued by the Jewish community in Vienna. Also includes an identity card with photograph for Emil Tennebaum, originally of Zaleszyzyki, Poland (now Zalischyky, Ukraine), issued by the Bundesstaat Osterreich.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn61507
• English
• 1939
• overall: Height: 30.875 inches (78.423 cm) | Width: 16.000 inches (40.64 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Nightgown with floral embroidery brought with 3 year old Edith Tennenbaum, her parents Dora and Emil, and her 1 year old brother George when they left Vienna, Austria, in 1939, for the United States. The nightgown was made by hand in Yugoslavia. When Germany annexed Austria in March 1938, Edith and her parents had a comfortable life in Vienna. But soon, Emil's lumber business was confiscated. During the birth of her brother George that August, her mother was not allowed to go to the regular hospital because they were Jewish. During Kristallnacht on November 10, 1938, Emil was arrested and s...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn61508
• English
• 1939
• overall: Height: 13.000 inches (33.02 cm) | Width: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Ruffled, peach blouse brought with 3 year old Edith Tennenbaum, her parents Dora and Emil, and her 1 year old brother George when they left Vienna, Austria, in 1939, for the United States. The blouse was purchased at a premier children’s clothing shop in Vienna. When Germany annexed Austria in March 1938, Edith and her parents had a comfortable life in Vienna. But soon, Emil's lumber business was confiscated. During the birth of her brother George that August, her mother was not allowed to go to the regular hospital because they were Jewish. During Kristallnacht on November 10, 1938, Emil w...