Knapsack
Archival History
The knapsack was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Ruth Berkowicz Segal.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ruth Berkowicz Segal
Scope and Content
Knapsack carried by Ruth Berkowicz when she was fleeing from Warsaw, Poland, to Japan during the Holocaust.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Square body of light gold canvas and a drawstring opening with a canvas flap that fastens to the body by a leather-metal buckle. Attached near the bottom of the body are two canvas pockets with canvas flaps that fasten by leather-metal buckles. Attached on the verso of the body at the upper center is a metal ring with two leather straps that attach to leather-metal buckles at the bottom corners of the body.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Japan.
- Refugees, Jewish--Japan.
Genre
- Object
- Containers
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