Ernest G. Heppner collection

Identifier: irn512820
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Ernest G. Heppner.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of scrip, badges, a blanket, a nightstick, documents, correspondence, publications, and other printed material relating to the experiences of the families of Ernest Heppner and Kurt Redlich in Europe and Shanghai, China, before, during, and after the Holocaust.

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Displaying items 1 to 14 of 14

Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 1 krone note, acquired by a Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn19986
- English
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 1 krone, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp and acquired post-war by Ernst (Ernest) Heppner. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. Ernst was living in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), with his parents, Isidor and Hilda, and his half-sister, Else, who was severely handicapped from contracting polio as a young ...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note, acquired by a Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn19987
- English
- overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 2 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp and acquired post-war by Ernst (Ernest) Heppner. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. Ernst was living in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), with his parents, Isidor and Hilda, and his half-sister, Else, who was severely handicapped from contracting polio as a young...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note, acquired by a Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn19988
- English
- overall: Height: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.748 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 5 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp and acquired post-war by Ernst (Ernest) Heppner. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. Ernst was living in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), with his parents, Isidor and Hilda, and his half-sister, Else, who was severely handicapped from contracting polio as a young...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note, acquired by a Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn19989
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 10 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp and acquired post-war by Ernst (Ernest) Heppner. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. Ernst was living in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), with his parents, Isidor and Hilda, and his half-sister, Else, who was severely handicapped from contracting polio as a youn...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 20 kronen note, acquired by a Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn19990
- English
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 20 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp and acquired post-war by Ernst (Ernest) Heppner. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. Ernst was living in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), with his parents, Isidor and Hilda, and his half-sister, Else, who was severely handicapped from contracting polio as a youn...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 20 kronen note, acquired by a Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn19991
- English
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 20 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp and acquired post-war by Ernst (Ernest) Heppner. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. Ernst was living in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), with his parents, Isidor and Hilda, and his half-sister, Else, who was severely handicapped from contracting polio as a youn...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 50 kronen note, acquired by a Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn19993
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 5.625 inches (14.288 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 50 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp and acquired post-war by Ernst (Ernest) Heppner. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. Ernst was living in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), with his parents, Isidor and Hilda, and his half-sister, Else, who was severely handicapped from contracting polio as a youn...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 100 kronen note, acquired by a Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn19994
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 100 kronen, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp and acquired post-war by Ernst (Ernest) Heppner. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. The scrip was part of an elaborate illusion to make the camp seem normal and appear as though workers were being paid for their labor, but the money had no real monetary value. Ernst was living in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), with his parents, Isidor and Hilda, and his half-sister, Else, who was severely handicapped from contracting polio as a you...
Ernest G. Heppner papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn512828
- English
- 1929-1980
- boxes 3
- Updated 7 months ago
The Ernest G. Heppner papers consist of records documenting the Ernest Heppner and Kurt Redlich families’ departures from Nazi Europe and their lives in Japanese‐occupied Shanghai, newspapers documenting the Jewish refugee community in Shanghai, and other printed materials. Heppner family materials include biographical materials about Ernest Heppner, his mother Hilde Heppner, his wife Ilse‐Lore Heppner, her father Paul Koratkowski, and their relative Rosa Koratkowski; correspondence; and files documenting the Heppners’ and Koratkowskis’ activities in Shanghai. Biographical materials include...
Blanket issued to a Jewish refugee in Shanghai
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn947
- English
- overall: Height: 60.000 inches (152.4 cm) | Width: 90.000 inches (228.6 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Blanket issued to Ernst (Ernest) Heppner in Shanghai, China, by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) in August 1945. Ernst was living in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), with his parents, Isidor and Hilda, his half-sister, Else, and near his half-brother, Heinz. Following the Kristallnacht program in November 1938, and Heinz’s subsequent arrest, the family began looking at emigration options. Eighteen-year-old Ernst and his mother secured passage on a ship to Shanghai, China, where they arrived in March 1939. Ernst soon got a job working for a toy store...
Shanghai Volunteer Corps badge issued to a Jewish refugee in Shanghai
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn948
- English
- 1940-1941
- overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Badge issued to Ernest G. Heppner, in late 1940 or early 1941, as a member of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps (SVC). Founded in 1854, the SVC was under the command of British officers and reinforced the International Settlement’s municipal police. Ernst was living in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), with his parents, Isidor and Hilda, his half-sister, Else, and near his half-brother, Heinz. Following the Kristallnacht program in November 1938, and Heinz’s subsequent arrest, the family began looking at emigration options. Eighteen-year-old Ernst and his mother secured passage on a ship t...
Shanghai Volunteer Corps badge issued to a Jewish refugee in Shanghai
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn949
- English
- 1940-1941
- overall: Height: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Diameter: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Badge issued to Ernst (Ernest) Heppner, in late 1940 or 1941, as a member of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps (SVC). Founded in 1854, the SVC was under the command of British officers and reinforced the International Settlement’s municipal police. He became a driver for the transport company. Even though he had no prior driving experience, Ernst passed his test at the end of 1940. Ernst was living in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), with his parents, Isidor and Hilda, his half-sister, Else, and near his half-brother, Heinz. Following the Kristallnacht program in November 1938, and Heinz’...
Shanghai Volunteer Corps nightstick issued to a Jewish refugee in Shanghai
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn950
- English
- 1940-1941
- overall: Height: 15.750 inches (40.005 cm) | Diameter: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Wooden truncheon issued to Ernst (Ernest) Heppner, in late 1940, as a member of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps (SVC). Founded in 1854, the SVC was under the command of British officers and reinforced the International Settlement’s municipal police. He became a driver for the transport company. Even though he had no prior driving experience, Ernst passed his test at the end of 1940. Ernst was living in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), with his parents, Isidor and Hilda, his half-sister, Else, and near his half-brother, Heinz. Following the Kristallnacht pogrom in November 1938, and Hein...
Medal and a ribbon bar pin awarded to a Jewish refugee in Shanghai
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn951
- English
- 1941-1945
- a: Height: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) b: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Badge awarded around 1945 by the British Boy Scouts Association to Ernst (Ernest) Heppner, a Jewish refugee in Shanghai. It was awarded by the British Red Cross for his direct (bed-to-bed) blood transfusion to a British woman, saving her life. Ernst was living in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), with his parents, Isidor and Hilda, his half-sister, Else. He also had an older half-brother, Heinz (Henry), who lived with his wife and young child. Following the Kristallnacht program and Heinz’s subsequent arrest in November 1938, the family began looking at emigration options. Seventeen-y...