Peter Victor family collection

Identifier: irn515841
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 1990 and 1992 by Peter M. Victor, and in 1993, 1994, and 2004 by Arleen Tievsky, executor of the Estate of Peter M. Victor.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of artifacts, currency, documents, photographs, and publications relating to the experiences of Carl, Elsa, and Peter Victor in prewar Berlin, Germany, during World War II in Shanghai, China, where Carl and Elsa Victor passed away, and then to Peter after the war in Shanghai and following his emigration to the United States in 1947.

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Displaying items 1 to 20 of 24

Laced leather billfold with a painted harbor owned by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515850
- English
- overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Decorated leather billfold acquired by Peter Victor when he lived as a refugee in Shanghai, China, from 1938-1947. The name of his wife, Berta Manis Victor, is inscribed inside the wallet. They met in the United States after Peter's emigration from Shanghai in December 1947, and married in 1951. Berta left Germany for the US in 1938. Peter, age 18, left Berlin for Shanghai in 1938 to escape the anti-Jewish policies of the Nazi-led government. His parents, Carl and Elsa, arrived in Shanghai in 1939. Carl died in 1940 and Elsa in 1942. Shanghai was liberated by the United States Army on Septe...
Blue leather clutch with a floral design used by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515860
- English
- overall: Height: 5.375 inches (13.653 cm) | Width: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Dark blue leather clutch brought from Berlin that belonged to Peter Victor who lived as a refugee from Nazi Germany in Shanghai, China, from 1938-1947. Peter, age 18, left to escape the anti-Jewish policies of the Nazi-led government. His parents, Carl and Elsa, arrived in Shanghai in 1939. This purse may have originally belonged to his mother. Carl died in 1940 and Elsa in 1942. Shanghai was liberated by the United States Army on September 3, 1945. With the aid of the American Joint Distribution Committee, Peter emigrated to America in December 1947.
Brown leather briefcase brought by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515865
- English
- overall: Height: 10.250 inches (26.035 cm) | Width: 14.625 inches (37.148 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Dark brown leather briefcase used by 18 year old Peter Victor in 1938 when he left Berlin, Germany, for Shanghai, China. Peter left to escape the anti-Jewish policies of the Nazi-led government. His parents, Carl and Elsa, arrived in Shanghai in 1939. Carl died in 1940 and Elsa in 1942. Shanghai was liberated by the United States Army on September 3, 1945. With the aid of the American Joint Distribution Committee, Peter emigrated to America in December 1947.
Black yarmulke used by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515866
- English
- overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Black yarmulke owned by Peter Victor who lived as a Jewish refugee from Berlin in Shanghai, China, from 1938-1947. A yarmulke is a skullcap worn by observant Jewish males. Peter, age 18, left to escape the anti-Jewish policies of the Nazi-led government. His parents, Carl and Elsa, arrived in Shanghai in 1939. Carl died in 1940 and Elsa in 1942. Shanghai was liberated by the United States Army on September 3, 1945. With the aid of the American Joint Distribution Committee, Peter emigrated to America in December 1947.
Black yarmulke used by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515867
- English
- overall: Height: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm) | Width: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Black yarmulke owned by Peter Victor who lived as a Jewish refugee from Berlin in Shanghai, China, from 1938-1947. A yarmulke is a skullcap worn by observant Jewish males. Peter, age 18, left to escape the anti-Jewish policies of the Nazi-led government. His parents, Carl and Elsa, arrived in Shanghai in 1939. Carl died in 1940 and Elsa in 1942. Shanghai was liberated by the United States Army on September 3, 1945. With the aid of the American Joint Distribution Committee, Peter emigrated to America in December 1947.
White satin yarmulke owned by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515868
- English
- overall: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
White satin yarmulke owned by Peter Victor who lived as a Jewish refugee from Berlin to Shanghai, China, from 1938-1947. A yarmulke is a skullcap worn by observant Jewish males. Peter, age 18, left to escape the anti-Jewish policies of the Nazi-led government in 1938. His parents, Carl and Elsa, arrived in Shanghai in 1939. Carl died in 1940 and Elsa in 1942. Shanghai was liberated by the United States Army on September 3, 1945. With the aid of the American Joint Distribution Committee, Peter emigrated to America in December 1947.
White satin yarmulke with a button owned by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515869
- English
- overall: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
White satin yarmulke with a button owned by Peter Victor who lived as a Jewish refugee from Berlin to Shanghai, China, from 1938-1947. A yarmulke is a skullcap worn by observant Jewish males. Peter, age 18, left to escape the anti-Jewish policies of the Nazi-led government in 1938. His parents, Carl and Elsa, arrived in Shanghai in 1939. Carl died in 1940 and Elsa in 1942. Shanghai was liberated by the United States Army on September 3, 1945. With the aid of the American Joint Distribution Committee, Peter emigrated to America in December 1947.
Black cloth cap owned by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515870
- English
- overall: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 10.750 inches (27.305 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Black cloth collapsible cap that belonged to Peter Victor, who lived as a Jewish refugee from Berlin to Shanghai, China, from 1938-1947. Peter, age 18, left to escape the anti-Jewish policies of the Nazi-led government in 1938. His parents, Carl and Elsa, arrived in Shanghai in 1939. Carl died in 1940 and Elsa in 1942. Shanghai was liberated by the United States Army on September 3, 1945. With the aid of the American Joint Distribution Committee, Peter emigrated to America in December 1947.
Crocheted tablecloth and replacement thread saved by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515877
- English
- a: Height: 36.000 inches (91.44 cm) | Width: 44.625 inches (113.348 cm) b: Height: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm) | Width: 7.250 inches (18.415 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Crocheted tablecloth and loosely wound extra rayon thread that belonged to Peter Victor, who lived as a Jewish refugee from Berlin to Shanghai, China, from 1938-1947. The collection includes the pattern for the tablecloth: 2004.524.15. Peter, age 18, left Germany to escape the anti-Jewish policies of the Nazi-led government in 1938. His parents, Carl and Elsa, arrived in Shanghai in 1939. Carl died in 1940 and Elsa in 1942. Shanghai was liberated by the United States Army on September 3, 1945. With the aid of the American Joint Distribution Committee, Peter emigrated to America in December ...
Green wool blanket acquired by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515878
- English
- overall: Height: 80.000 inches (203.2 cm) | Width: 66.500 inches (168.91 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Green wool US Army blanket given to Peter Victor in Shanghai, China, by US troops who liberated the city in 1945. Peter, age 18, had left Berlin, Germany, in 1938 to escape the anti-Jewish policies of the Nazi-led government. His parents, Carl and Elsa, arrived in Shanghai in 1939. Carl died in 1940 and Elsa in 1942. Shanghai was liberated by the United States Army on September 3, 1945. With the aid of the American Joint Distribution Committee, Peter emigrated to America in December 1947.
Crocheted tablecloth pattern in 4 pieces saved by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515879
- English
- a: Height: 9.375 inches (23.813 cm) | Width: 12.500 inches (31.75 cm) b: Height: 9.375 inches (23.813 cm) | Width: 12.625 inches (32.068 cm) c: Height: 9.375 inches (23.813 cm) | Width: 12.625 inches (32.068 cm) d: Height: 9.375 inches (23.813 cm) | Width: 12.625 inches (32.068 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Tablecloth pattern separated into 4 sections that belonged to Peter Victor, who lived as a Jewish refugee from Berlin to Shanghai, China, from 1938-1947. The collection includes the pattern for the tablecloth: 2004.524.15, which was made in Berlin and brought by Peter or his parents to Shanghai. Peter, age 18, left Germany to escape the anti-Jewish policies of the Nazi-led government in 1938. His parents, Carl and Elsa, arrived in Shanghai in 1939. Carl died in 1940 and Elsa in 1942. Shanghai was liberated by the United States Army on September 3, 1945. With the aid of the American Joint Di...
Blue striped tallit with an embroidered neckband owned by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515887
- English
- overall: Height: 51.000 inches (129.54 cm) | Width: 13.000 inches (33.02 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Contemporary blue striped tallit acquired by Peter Victor after his emigration to the United States in 1947. A tallit is a prayer shawl worn by Jewish men during morning services. The atarah [neckband] of this tallit is embroidered with the prayer recited while donning the shawl. Peter, age 18, left Berlin, Germany, for Shanghai, China, in 1938 to escape the anti-Jewish policies of the Nazi-led government. His parents, Carl and Elsa, arrived in Shanghai in 1939. Carl died in 1940 and Elsa in 1942. Shanghai was liberated by the United States Army on September 3, 1945. With the aid of the Ame...
Blue velvet tallit pouch with an embroidered monogram owned by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515888
- English
- overall: Height: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm) | Width: 14.125 inches (35.878 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Navy blue velvet tallit bag that belonged to Peter Victor, who lived as a Jewish refugee from Berlin in Shanghai, China, from 1938-1947. The pouch originally belonged to his father, Carl Victor, whose initials are embroidered on one side. The bag was used to store a tallit, a prayer shawl worn by Jewish males for morning services. Peter, age 18, left Germany to escape the anti-Jewish policies of the Nazi-led government in 1938. His parents, Carl and Elsa, arrived in Shanghai in 1939. Carl died of tropical disease on Novmber 29, 1940, and Elsa on May 9, 1942. Shanghai was liberated by the Un...
Engraved silver cigarette case with box owned by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515889
- English
- a: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) b: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Engraved silver cigarette case and purple box acquired by Peter Victor in Shanghai, China, where he lived as a Jewish refugee from 1938-1947. It has an engraved inscription. Peter, age 18, left Berlin for Shanghai in 1938 to escape the anti-Jewish policies of the Nazi-led government. His parents, Carl and Elsa, arrived in Shanghai in 1939. Carl died in 1940 and Elsa in 1942. Shanghai was liberated by the United States Army on September 3, 1945. With the aid of the American Joint Distribution Committee, Peter emigrated to America in December 1947.
Souvenir booklet of 10 stamps for Berlin synagogues destroyed during Kristallnacht
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn526443
- English
- 1949
- Updated 1 year ago
Souvenir booklet with a set of ten commemorative postage stamps depicting synagogues of Berlin destroyed during Kristallnacht, November 9-10, 1938. It was issued in Berlin in 1949, the Hebrew year 5710, to raise funds for restoration.
Central Bank of China, 5000 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn530713
- English
- 1947
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
5000 yuan note issued by the Central Bank of China acquired by Peter Victor when he lived as a refugee in Shanghai, China, from 1938-1947. It features the portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, founder of the Republic of China, who promoted the establishment of a national banking system. It was the primary issuer of bank notes in China from 1928-1942. It moved to Taiwan in 1949 and is now known as the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Peter, 18, left Berlin for Shanghai in 1938 to escape the anti-Jewish policies of the Nazi-led government. His parents, Carl and Elsa, arrived in Shanghai...
Central Bank of China, 1000 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn530714
- English
- 1945-1947
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
5000 yuan note issued by the Central Bank of China acquired by Peter Victor when he lived as a refugee in Shanghai, China, from 1938-1947. It features the portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, founder of the Republic of China, who promoted the establishment of a national banking system. It was the primary issuer of bank notes in China from 1928-1942. It moved to Taiwan in 1949 and is now known as the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Peter, 18, left Berlin for Shanghai in 1938 to escape the anti-Jewish policies of the Nazi-led government. His parents, Carl and Elsa, arrived in Shanghai...
Central Bank of China, 1000 yuan note, acquired by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn530715
- English
- 1945
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
5000 yuan note issued by the Central Bank of China acquired by Peter Victor when he lived as a refugee in Shanghai, China, from 1938-1947. It features the portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, founder of the Republic of China, who promoted the establishment of a national banking system. It was the primary issuer of bank notes in China from 1928-1942. This bank moved to Taiwan in 1949 and is now known as the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Peter, 18, left Berlin for Shanghai in 1938 to escape the anti-Jewish policies of the Nazi-led government. His parents, Carl and Elsa, arrived in S...
Shanghai Jewish Chronicle clipping
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn530716
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Partially printed page containing one article. Front page from the Shanghai Jewish Chronicle, 1945, August 11. The headline reads "Japan to Accept Potsdam Demands."
canceled British postage stamp acquired by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn530717
- English
- 1937-1941
- overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
canceled British 2.5 shilling postage stamp acquired by Peter Victor when he lived as a refugee in Shanghai, China, from 1938-1947. Peter, 18, left Berlin for Shanghai in 1938 to escape the anti-Jewish policies of the Nazi-led government. His parents, Carl and Elsa, arrived in Shanghai in 1939. Carl died in 1940 and Elsa in 1942. Shanghai was liberated by the United States Army on September 3, 1945. With the aid of the American Joint Distribution Committee, Peter emigrated to America in December 1947.