Wooden horse and wagon pull toy
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 12.598 inches (31.999 cm) | Width: 9.449 inches (24 cm)
overall: Height: 18.110 inches (45.999 cm) | Width: 5.906 inches (15.001 cm) | Depth: 7.087 inches (18.001 cm)
Creator(s)
- Max Arpels-Lezer (Subject)
Biographical History
Max (Marcus) Lezer was born on October 9, 1936, in Assen, Netherlands, to Flora (Arpels) and Solomon Lezer. In the summer of 1942, Solomon and Flora sent Max to his grandparents in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, for a holiday. During Sept. 1942 Flora was arrested and sent to Westerbork transit camp and then to Auschwitz where she perished. After Flora's arrest, Solomon felt he could no longer care for Max and arranged for him to be placed in hiding.
Archival History
The toy was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Max Arpels-Lezer.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Max Arpels-Lezer
Scope and Content
The toy was created by for Max Arpels-Lezer by his rescuer while he was in hiding in the Netherlands during the Holocaust. Max (Marcus) Lezer was born Oct. 9, 1936, in Assen, Netherlands, to Flora (Arpels) and Solomon Lezer. In the summer of 1942, Solomon and Flora sent Max to his grandparents in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, for a holiday. During Sept. 1942 Flora was arrested and sent to Westerbork transit camp and then to Auschwitz where she perished. After Flora's arrest, Solomon felt he could no longer care for Max and arranged for him to be placed in hiding.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The toy is a hand-made wooden horse and buggy consisting of two separate pieces. The wooden horse (a) is mounted on a board. The wagon (b) is flat with a green exterior and red wheels and bar with hook in front.
Subjects
- Hidden children (Holocaust)--Netherlands.
- Jewish children in the Holocaust--Netherlands.
Genre
- Object
- Toys