Elizabeth Margosches family collection

Identifier: irn520035
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn520035

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002, 2012, and 2013 by Elizabeth Margosches.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of artifacts, design artwork, buttons, coins, pencils, sewing materials, wallets, biographical materials, correspondence, a diary, documents, photographs, books and other printed materials, and immigration, restitution, and subject files relating to the experiences of the Margosches and Reik families in Czechoslovakia, France, England, the United States, and Brazil before, during, and after the Holocaust.

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Elizabeth Margosches family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520749
- English
- 1888-2010
- boxes oversize folders book enclosure oversize boxes 11 3 1 4
- Updated 1 year ago
The Elizabeth Margosches family papers consist of biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, books and other printed materials, design artwork, immigration files, restitution files, and subject files documenting the lives of the Margosches and Reik families in Czechoslovakia, France, England, the United States, and Brazil before, during, and after World War II. The papers are particularly strong in documenting Karl and Irene Margosches’ efforts to leave Czechoslovakia and eventually immigrate to the United States. The papers also contain a unique diary that Helene Reik composed in...
Purse
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520750
- English
- overall: Height: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm) | Width: 8.750 inches (22.225 cm) | Depth: 1.120 inches (2.845 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Purse used by Helene Reik while she was in Thersienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia during the Holocaust.
Red leather pouch used by a Czech Jewish inmate in Theresienstadt
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520755
- English
- overall: Height: 6.375 inches (16.192 cm) | Width: 9.125 inches (23.178 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pouch used by Helene Reik while she was interned in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia, beginning in Janaury 1942. Helene died there in 1943 from an infection following several surgeries performed in the camp hospital.
Monogrammed paper pouch with a painted floral design used in the Theresienstadt ghetto
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520757
- English
- overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 6.380 inches (16.205 cm) | Depth: 0.120 inches (0.305 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pouch was used by Helene Reik to hold correspondence sent to her while she was in the ghetto in Terezín (Theresienstadt), Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) during the Holocaust.
Wallet
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520758
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 4.120 inches (10.465 cm) | Depth: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
The wallet was used by Helene Reik while she was in the ghetto in Terezín (Theresienstadt), Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) during the Holocaust.
Wallet
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520759
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Depth: 0.120 inches (0.305 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
The wallet was used by Helene Reik while she was in the ghetto in Terezín (Theresienstadt), Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) during the Holocaust.
Name tag
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520760
- English
- overall: Height: 2.370 inches (6.02 cm) | Width: 3.190 inches (8.103 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pencil
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520761
- English
- overall: Height: 3.120 inches (7.925 cm) | Width: 0.310 inches (0.787 cm) | Depth: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
The pencil was used by Helene Reik while she was in the ghetto in Terezín (Theresienstadt), Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) during the Holocaust.
Pencil
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520763
- English
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 0.310 inches (0.787 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
The pencil was used by Helene Reik while she was in the ghetto in Terezín (Theresienstadt), Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) during the Holocaust.
Pencil
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520769
- English
- overall: Height: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Width: 0.440 inches (1.118 cm) | Depth: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
The pencil was used by Helene Reik while she was in the ghetto in Terezín (Theresienstadt), Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) during the Holocaust.
Eraser
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520770
- English
- overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
The eraser was used by Helene Reik while she was in the ghetto in Terezín (Theresienstadt), Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) during the Holocaust.
Coin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520771
- English
- 1933
- overall: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 0.060 inches (0.152 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Coin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520772
- English
- 1941
- overall: Height: 1.060 inches (2.692 cm) | Width: 0.060 inches (0.152 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Coin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520775
- English
- 1941
- overall: Height: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm) | Width: 0.120 inches (0.305 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Coin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520925
- English
- overall: Height: 1.190 inches (3.023 cm) | Width: 0.060 inches (0.152 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Coin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520926
- English
- 1940
- overall: Height: 1.190 inches (3.023 cm) | Width: 0.060 inches (0.152 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Coin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520927
- English
- 1941
- overall: Height: 1.190 inches (3.023 cm) | Width: 0.060 inches (0.152 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Coin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520928
- English
- 1937
- overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 0.060 inches (0.152 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Coin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520929
- English
- overall: Height: 1.310 inches (3.327 cm) | Width: 0.060 inches (0.152 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Coin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520930
- English
- overall: Height: 1.060 inches (2.692 cm) | Width: 0.060 inches (0.152 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago