Ela Weissberger collection

Identifier: irn521392
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 1989 by Ela Weissberger.

Scope and Content

The Ela Weissberger collection consists of photocopies of materials related to cultural activities at Theresienstadt including a Purim play and Brundibár, poetry about Theresienstadt, a map of Theresienstadt and hand-colored coat of arms of Theresienstadt, and biographical materials and correspondence documenting Walter Weiss’s imprisonment in Theresienstadt. Weiss was a cousin of Ela Weissberger. The collection also includes a metal item: two separate pieces of iron alloy held together by a hinge. On front is a relief of a lion with a sword between two castles above a brick pattern with stylized tree at center bottom. Suspended from leather strap with hinged iron alloy hook and buckle at far end.

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Ela Weissberger papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521393
- English
- folders 5
- Updated 7 months ago
The Ela Weissberger papers consist of photocopies of materials related to cultural activities at Theresienstadt including a Purim play and Brundibár, poetry about Theresienstadt, a map of Theresienstadt and hand‐colored coat of arms of Theresienstadt, and biographical materials and correspondence documenting Walter Weiss’s imprisonment in Theresienstadt. Weiss was a cousin of Ela Weissberger. His biographical materials include a vaccination card, a pass, two receipts documenting requests for passes, a tag bearing his identification number 646, an invitation to a soccer game and concert, an ...
Decorative metal piece attached to a short leather strap with a clip
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521394
- English
- overall: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 1.060 inches (2.692 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Two separate pieces of iron alloy held together by a hinge. On front is a relief of a lion with a sword between two castles above a brick pattern with stylized tree at center bottom. Suspended from leather strap with hinged iron alloy hook and buckle at far end.

Ela Weissberger collection

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Ela Weissberger papers

Decorative metal piece attached to a short leather strap with a clip