Ruth Schaffer collection

Identifier: irn520048
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Ruth Lax.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of pages from a scrapbook, photographs, an "Intourist" ticket booklet, and a bank note from the USSR that relate to the experiences of Ruth Schaffer Lax during World War II.

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Ruth Schaffer papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522496
- English
- oversize folder 1
- Updated 11 months ago
Consists of pages from a scrapbook, photographs, and an "Intourist" ticket booklet that relate to the experiences of Ruth Schaffer Lax during World War II.
Soviet Union, 1 gold ruble note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522497
- English
- 1934
- overall: Height: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.748 cm)
- Updated 11 months ago

Ruth Schaffer collection

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Ruth Schaffer papers

Soviet Union, 1 gold ruble note