Crochet hook used in the Theresienstadt ghetto
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
Archival History
The crochet hook was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Elizabeth Margosches the grandaughter of Helene Reik.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Elizabeth Margosches
Scope and Content
Crochet hook used by Helene Reik while she was imprisoned in the ghetto in Terezin (Theresienstadt), Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) during the Holocaust. Helene Reik died in 1943 from an infection as a result of several surgeries performed on her in the Theresienstadt ghetto.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Cylindrical metal crochet hook with a conical shaped top and a body that that flattens near the center and tapers into a slight hook at bottom. It is embossed with an 8 near the center where the body flattens.
Subjects
- Concentration camp inmates--Czech Republic--Terezín (Severočeský kraj)
- Theresienstadt (Concentration camp)
- Jewish ghettos--Czech Republic--Terezín (Severočeský kraj)
- Jews--Persecution--Czech republic.
Genre
- Object
- Tools and Equipment