Casimir Biebers collection

Identifier: irn510943
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn510943

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Casimir Biebers in 2002.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of photographs and three-dimensional objects relating to Casimir Biebers' donor life in the ghetto of Warsaw, Poland, during the Holocaust

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Bieberstein family photographs
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn510968
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The collection consists of three wartime photographs depicting the Bieberstein family, including Kazimierz Bieberstein (later Casimir Biebers), his brother Tadeusz Bieberstein, and his mother Irena Bieberstein. The photographs were taken around the time the family was forced into the Warsaw ghetto and were intended for false identification papers that would enable the family to leave Poland, but the images were never used for that purpose.
Wallet
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn510971
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
The wallet is rectangular and is made of brown leather. The photographs included in the Casimir Biebers collection (2002.141.1) were kept in this wallet by the donor
Shorts
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn510974
- English
- overall: Height: 13.750 inches (34.925 cm) | Width: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
The shorts are constructed of off-white fabric with a drawstring closing at top (string missing). Casimir Biebers donor wore these shorts as a child while begging for food in the ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, and while in hiding during the Holocaust
Sock
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn510977
- English
- overall: Height: 22.500 inches (57.15 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
The sock is made of beige fabric with a vertical, geometric pattern and has a border along the top opening. The sock has been patched because of holes. Casimir Biebers donor wore this sock as a child while begging for food in the ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, and while in hiding during the Holocaust
Sock
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn510980
- English
- overall: Height: 22.120 inches (56.185 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
The sock is made of beige with a vertical, ribbed pattern and a ribbed border along the top opening. Gray fabric is sewn along the bottom. Casimir Biebers donor wore this sock as a child while begging for food in the ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, and while in hiding during the Holocaust

Casimir Biebers collection

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Bieberstein family photographs

Wallet

Shorts

Sock

Sock