Dr. Gerhard Neubeck collection

Identifier: irn515954
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515954

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998 by Dr. Gerhard Neubeck.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of an athletic jersey and a pair of running shoes relating to the experiences of Gerhard Neubeck before the Holocaust in Germany when he participated as a runner in pre-Olympic trials in a Jewish athletic training camp in Germany in 1935.

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Running jersey worn by a German Jewish runner in pre-Olympic training
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515955
- English
- 1935
- overall: Height: 27.000 inches (68.58 cm) | Width: 16.000 inches (40.64 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Athletic jersey worn by Gerhard Neubeck, 17, a German-Jewish runner, who, in 1935, participated in the Jews-only Olympic training camp in Germany. The Nazi regime established the camp as a public relations ploy to present the country as tolerant and open minded. No Jewish athletes were selected for the 1936 Olympics n Berlin. During the November 1938 Kristallnacht pogrom, Gerhard and his father were severely beaten by Nazi thugs and the family's home was destroyed. Along with his mother Emmy, they soon fled to the Netherlands. On January 21, 1940, they sailed for New York aboard the SS West...
Running shoes worn by a German Jewish runner in pre-Olympic training
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515956
- English
- 1935
- overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 9 months ago
Running shoes worn by Gerhard Neubeck, 17, a German-Jewish runner, who, in 1935, participated in the Jews-only Olympic training camp in Germany. The Nazi regime established the camp as a public relations ploy to present the country as tolerant and open minded. No Jewish athletes were selected for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. During the November 1938 Kristallnacht pogrom, Gerhard and his father were severely beaten by Nazi thugs and the family's home was destroyed. Along with his mother Emmy, they soon fled to the Netherlands. On January 21, 1940, they sailed for New York aboard the SS Weste...

Dr. Gerhard Neubeck collection

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Running jersey worn by a German Jewish runner in pre-Olympic training

Running shoes worn by a German Jewish runner in pre-Olympic training