Ruth Wiener Klemens collection

Identifier: irn521299
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521299

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by Ruth Wiener Klemens.

Scope and Content

The collection relates to the life of Ruth Wiener Klemens, her mother, Margarete Wiener, and her sisters, Mirjam and Eva Wiener, during their time at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany and Westerbork concentration camp in the Netherlands.

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Pin embroidered with a Star of David given to an inmate at Bergen Belsen for her birthday
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn514941
- English
- 1940-1945
- overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
The pin was made by a friend and given to Ruth Wiener as a birthday gift at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany.
Belt created from leather scraps by a concentration camp prisoner
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn514961
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 38.000 inches (96.52 cm) | Width: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
The belt was created by Ruth Wiener from leather scraps found in her workplace in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Bouquet of leather flowers made by an inmate at Bergen Belsen
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn514962
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
The bouquet was created by Ruth Wiener from leather scraps found in her workplace in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Ruth Wiener Klemens papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521848
- English
- 1941-1944
- folders 6
- Updated 7 months ago
The Ruth Wiener Klemens papers consist of biographical materials, registration correspondence and forms, and a Westerbork map and bath ticket documenting the status of the Wiener family from Berlin in Amsterdam, their deportation to Westerbork, and their transfer to Bergen‐Belsen. Biographical materials include identification cards, passes, notices, receipts, and a prescription documenting the Wiener family’s status in Amsterdam, their confinement at Westerbork, Ruth’s work harvesting potatoes and in the laundry, her sisters’ health, and their transfer to Bergen‐Belsen. Registration corresp...
Leather charm pin made from scraps by an inmate in Bergen-Belsen
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521859
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
The pin was created by Ruth Wiener from leather scraps found in her workplace in Westerbork concentration camp.

Ruth Wiener Klemens collection

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Pin embroidered with a Star of David given to an inmate at Bergen Belsen for her birthday

Belt created from leather scraps by a concentration camp prisoner

Bouquet of leather flowers made by an inmate at Bergen Belsen

Ruth Wiener Klemens papers

Leather charm pin made from scraps by an inmate in Bergen-Belsen