Lori Cunard collection
Acquisition
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Lori Cunard.
Scope and Content
Consists of documents, photographs, clippngs, and postcards, illustrating the experiences of Ingund Lore Lewinsky (donor) and her parents, Paula and Walter Lewinsky surrounding the Holocaust. Included are "Kennkarten," or Jewish identity cards, issued to all three family members, that were buried beneath the family's hiding place; Walter's identity card for forced labor at Zeiss Ikon; prewar photographs of the family aboard the ship Orinoco, correspondence from family members in Theresienstadt and Sachsenhausen, and post-war documents. Also included are three Star of David patches, worn by Walter, Paula, and Ingund Lore Lewinsky.
Genre
- Collection
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