Trudy Katzer collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn517042
• English
• 1914-1976
• folders 11
• Updated 8 months ago

The Trudy Katzer papers contain documents relating to Trudy Katzer and her grandfather, Levi Katz. Included in the papers are memoirs and family histories written by Levi Katz, his refugee card, and his correspondence. Other material includes Trudy’s letters to the family that sheltered her through the war, some photographs of her, and news clippings. The Trudy Katzer papers contain material created by Trudy Katzer and her grandfather, Levi Katz. Most prominent in the collection are four memoirs written by Levi Katz, concerning the history of his life and family. His correspondence contains...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn517043
• English
• 1936
• Updated 8 months ago

Prayer book given to Grete (Margarethe) Katz for her wedding in 1936/1937 in Germany. Soon after, Grete and her husband Walther Schoenfled left Nazi-ruled Gemany for Amsterdam, Netherlands. They had a daughter, Truusje on July 14, 1939. In May 1940, Amsterdam was occupied by Nazi Germany. In 1943, Walther and Grete, with four year old Truusje, were ordered to report for deportation to a concentration camp. A neighbor, Mimi Grimberg da Silva Rosa, a German Protestant, who had hidden Truusje before, found them in the schoolyard where they were being held and told the guard she had left someth...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn517044
• English
• overall: Height: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm)
• Updated 8 months ago

Star of David badge used by Truusje Schoenfeld’s family in Amsterdam, Netherlands, during the German occupation. From April 29, 1942, Jews were required to wear a Judenstern on their outer clothing at all times to mark them as Jews. In May 1940, Amsterdam was occupied by Nazi Germany. In 1943, four year old Truusje and her parents, Walther and Margaretha, were ordered to report for deportation to a concentration camp. A neighbor, Mimi Grimberg da Silva Rosa, a German Protestant, who had hidden Truusje before, found them in the yard where they were being held and told the guard she had left ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn517045
• English
• overall: Height: 11.375 inches (28.893 cm) | Width: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm)
• Updated 8 months ago

Striped knit wool vest worn by four year old Truusje Schoenfeld when she was a hidden child in German occupied Netherlands from 1943 to 1945. In May 1940, Amsterdam was occupied by Nazi Germany. In 1943, four year old Truusje and her parents, Walther and Margaretha, were ordered to report for deportation to a concentration camp. A neighbor, Mimi Grimberg da Silva Rosa, a German Protestant, who had hidden Truusje before, found them in the yard where they were being held and told the guard she had left something there. He let her in with her bike and as she went by the family, she picked Truu...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn517046
• English
• overall: Height: 21.250 inches (53.975 cm) | Width: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm)
• Updated 8 months ago

Embroidered white dress worn by four year old Truusje Schoenfeld when she was a hidden child in German occupied Netherlands from 1943 to 1945. In May 1940, Amsterdam was occupied by Nazi Germany. In 1943, four year old Truusje and her parents, Walther and Margaretha, were ordered to report for deportation to a concentration camp. A neighbor, Mimi Grimberg da Silva Rosa, a German Protestant, who had hidden Truusje before, found them in the yard where they were being held and told the guard she had left something there. He let her in with her bike and as she went by the family, she picked Tru...