Handmade table knife made in the Kovno Ghetto
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
Creator(s)
- Roman Lubetzky (Subject)
Biographical History
Roman Lubetzky was born in Riga, Latvia. He was interned in Kovno Ghetto, then deported to Stutthof and Dachau concentration camps and a Soviet forced labor camp.
Archival History
The knife was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Roman Lubetzky.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Roman Lubetzky
Scope and Content
Knife made by the Lubetzky family while living in the Kovno Ghetto and later carried to Stutthof concentration camp and a Russian labor camp.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
It is crudely made from scraps of silver-colored metal.
People
- Lubetzky, Roman.
Genre
- Object
- Household Utensils
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