Dorit Isaacsohn family collection

Identifier: irn520964
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn520964

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Dorit Isaacsohn, the daughter of Julius and Gertrud Isaacsohn.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of fashion drawings, handmade garments, and photographs relating to the experiences of Gertrude, Julius and Dorit Isaacsohn before the Holocaust in Grätz (Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland) and Berlin, Germany, and after the Holocaust in Berlin and the United States.

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Displaying items 1 to 16 of 16

Coat design, Iris, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513363
- English
- 1930-1943
- overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Original design for a coat created by Julius Isaacsohn, a Jewish designer with his own garment making business in prewar Berlin, Germany. In 1938, Julius and his wife Gertrud, a dressmaker with her own business, had lost their livelihood because of the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi regime. They sent their daughter Dorit, age 6, to Brussels, Belgium, in early 1939, to stay with Gertrud’s sister Anna Kaufman. Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940, and Gertrud and Julius had Dorit returned to them in 1941. Gertrud and Julius became forced laborers for the German government, working in a leat...
Coat design, Görlik, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513364
- English
- 1930-1943
- overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Original design for a coat created by Julius Isaacsohn, a Jewish designer with his own garment making business in prewar Berlin, Germany. In 1938, Julius and his wife Gertrud, a dressmaker with her own business, had lost their livelihood because of the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi regime. They sent their daughter Dorit, age 6, to Brussels, Belgium, in early 1939, to stay with Gertrud’s sister Anna Kaufman. Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940, and Gertrud and Julius had Dorit returned to them in 1941. Gertrud and Julius became forced laborers for the German government, working in a leat...
Coat design, Turin, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513405
- English
- 1930-1943
- overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Original design for a coat created by Julius Isaacsohn, a Jewish designer with his own garment making business in prewar Berlin, Germany. In 1938, Julius and his wife Gertrud, a dressmaker with her own business, had lost their livelihood because of the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi regime. They sent their daughter Dorit, age 6, to Brussels, Belgium, in early 1939, to stay with Gertrud’s sister Anna Kaufman. Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940, and Gertrud and Julius had Dorit returned to them in 1941. Gertrud and Julius became forced laborers for the German government, working in a leat...
Coat design, Rita, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513406
- English
- 1930-1943
- overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Original design for a coat created by Julius Isaacsohn, a Jewish designer with his own garment making business in prewar Berlin, Germany. In 1938, Julius and his wife Gertrud, a dressmaker with her own business, had lost their livelihood because of the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi regime. They sent their daughter Dorit, age 6, to Brussels, Belgium, in early 1939, to stay with Gertrud’s sister Anna Kaufman. Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940, and Gertrud and Julius had Dorit returned to them in 1941. Gertrud and Julius became forced laborers for the German government, working in a leat...
Coat design, Dresden, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513407
- English
- 1930-1943
- overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 7.250 inches (18.415 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Original design for a coat created by Julius Isaacsohn, a Jewish designer with his own garment making business in prewar Berlin, Germany. In 1938, Julius and his wife Gertrud, a dressmaker with her own business, had lost their livelihood because of the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi regime. They sent their daughter Dorit, age 6, to Brussels, Belgium, in early 1939, to stay with Gertrud’s sister Anna Kaufman. Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940, and Gertrud and Julius had Dorit returned to them in 1941. Gertrud and Julius became forced laborers for the German government, working in a leat...
Coat design created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513408
- English
- 1930-1943
- overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Original design for a coat created by Julius Isaacsohn, a Jewish designer with his own garment making business in prewar Berlin, Germany. In 1938, Julius and his wife Gertrud, a dressmaker with her own business, had lost their livelihood because of the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi regime. They sent their daughter Dorit, age 6, to Brussels, Belgium, in early 1939, to stay with Gertrud’s sister Anna Kaufman. Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940, and Gertrud and Julius had Dorit returned to them in 1941. Gertrud and Julius became forced laborers for the German government, working in a leat...
Coat design, Ulla, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513409
- English
- 1930-1943
- overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Original design for a coat created by Julius Isaacsohn, a Jewish designer with his own garment making business in prewar Berlin, Germany. In 1938, Julius and his wife Gertrud, a dressmaker with her own business, had lost their livelihood because of the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi regime. They sent their daughter Dorit, age 6, to Brussels, Belgium, in early 1939, to stay with Gertrud’s sister Anna Kaufman. Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940, and Gertrud and Julius had Dorit returned to them in 1941. Gertrud and Julius became forced laborers for the German government, working in a leat...
Coat design, Ibsen, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513422
- English
- 1930-1943
- overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Original design for a coat created by Julius Isaacsohn, a Jewish designer with his own garment making business in prewar Berlin, Germany. In 1938, Julius and his wife Gertrud, a dressmaker with her own business, had lost their livelihood because of the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi regime. They sent their daughter Dorit, age 6, to Brussels, Belgium, in early 1939, to stay with Gertrud’s sister Anna Kaufman. Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940, and Gertrud and Julius had Dorit returned to them in 1941. Gertrud and Julius became forced laborers for the German government, working in a leat...
Coat design, Jaffa/ Ilse, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513425
- English
- 1930-1943
- overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Original design for a coat created by Julius Isaacsohn, a Jewish designer with his own garment making business in prewar Berlin, Germany. In 1938, Julius and his wife Gertrud, a dressmaker with her own business, had lost their livelihood because of the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi regime. They sent their daughter Dorit, age 6, to Brussels, Belgium, in early 1939, to stay with Gertrud’s sister Anna Kaufman. Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940, and Gertrud and Julius had Dorit returned to them in 1941. Gertrud and Julius became forced laborers for the German government, working in a leat...
Coat design, Culm, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513426
- English
- 1930-1943
- overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Original design for a coat created by Julius Isaacsohn, a Jewish designer with his own garment making business in prewar Berlin, Germany. In 1938, Julius and his wife Gertrud, a dressmaker with her own business, had lost their livelihood because of the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi regime. They sent their daughter Dorit, age 6, to Brussels, Belgium, in early 1939, to stay with Gertrud’s sister Anna Kaufman. Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940, and Gertrud and Julius had Dorit returned to them in 1941. Gertrud and Julius became forced laborers for the German government, working in a leat...
Jacket design, Gussi, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513428
- English
- 1930-1943
- overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Original design for a jacket created by Julius Isaacsohn, a Jewish designer with his own garment making business in prewar Berlin, Germany. In 1938, Julius and his wife Gertrud, a dressmaker with her own business, had lost their livelihood because of the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi regime. They sent their daughter Dorit, age 6, to Brussels, Belgium, in early 1939, to stay with Gertrud’s sister Anna Kaufman. Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940, and Gertrud and Julius had Dorit returned to them in 1941. Gertrud and Julius became forced laborers for the German government, working in a le...
Unfinished jacket design created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn513430
- English
- 1930-1943
- overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Original, unfinished design for a jacket created by Julius Isaacsohn, a Jewish designer with his own garment making business in prewar Berlin, Germany. In 1938, Julius and his wife Gertrud, a dressmaker with her own business, had lost their livelihood because of the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi regime. They sent their daughter Dorit, age 6, to Brussels, Belgium, in early 1939, to stay with Gertrud’s sister Anna Kaufman. Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940, and Gertrud and Julius had Dorit returned to them in 1941. Gertrud and Julius became forced laborers for the German government, wor...
Navy openwork jacket with belt made by a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520967
- English
- 1936-1937
- a: Height: 22.750 inches (57.785 cm) | Width: 13.875 inches (35.243 cm) b: Height: 39.875 inches (101.283 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Handmade jacket and belt designed and created by Gertrud Koh Isaacsohn, a Jewish dressmaker in prewar Berlin, Germany. In 1938, Gertrud and her husband Julius, a coat and suit designer with his own garment making business, had lost their livelihood because of the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi regime. They sent their daughter Dorit, age 6, to Brussels, Belgium, in early 1939, to stay with Gertrud’s sister Anna Kaufman. Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940, and Gertrud and Julius had Dorit returned to them in 1941. Gertrud and Julius became forced laborers for the German government, workin...
Striped black coatdress with belt made by a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520969
- English
- a: Height: 41.000 inches (104.14 cm) | Width: 13.250 inches (33.655 cm) b: Height: 38.000 inches (96.52 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Handmade coatdress and belt designed and created by Gertrud Koh Isaacsohn, a Jewish dressmaker in prewar Berlin, Germany. In 1938, Gertrud and her husband Julius, a coat and suit designer with his own garment making business, had lost their livelihood because of the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi regime. They sent their daughter Dorit, age 6, to Brussels, Belgium, in early 1939, to stay with Gertrud’s sister Anna Kaufman. Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940, and Gertrud and Julius had Dorit returned to them in 1941. Gertrud and Julius became forced laborers for the German government, wor...
Coat design, Basel, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521018
- English
- 1930-1943
- overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 7.250 inches (18.415 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Original design for a coat created by Julius Isaacsohn, a Jewish designer with his own garment making business in prewar Berlin, Germany. In 1938, Julius and his wife Gertrud, a dressmaker with her own business, had lost their livelihood because of the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi regime. They sent their daughter Dorit, age 6, to Brussels, Belgium, in early 1939, to stay with Gertrud’s sister Anna Kaufman. Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940, and Gertrud and Julius had Dorit returned to them in 1941. Gertrud and Julius became forced laborers for the German government, working in a leat...
Coat design, Mia, created by a German Jewish man and saved by his wife in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521019
- English
- 1930-1943
- overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Original design for a coat created by Julius Isaacsohn, a Jewish designer with his own garment making business in prewar Berlin, Germany. In 1938, Julius and his wife Gertrud, a dressmaker with her own business, had lost their livelihood because of the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi regime. They sent their daughter Dorit, age 6, to Brussels, Belgium, in early 1939, to stay with Gertrud’s sister Anna Kaufman. Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940, and Gertrud and Julius had Dorit returned to them in 1941. Gertrud and Julius became forced laborers for the German government, working in a leat...