Sam Klasner collection

Identifier: irn521720
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 2004 by Bruce Klasner, the son of Sam Klasner. An accretion was received in 2017.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a pair of shoes, calipers, a certificate, documents and photographs relating to the experiences of Sam Klasner during the Holocaust when he was a forced laborer in the factory owned by Oskar Schindler in German occupied Czechoslovakia and after the Holocaust when he lived in a displaced persons camp in Germany. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

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Sam Klasner papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516671
- English
- 1945-1949
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The papers consist of an identification document and thirty photographs. The identification document was issued to Samuel Klasner [donor's father] and states that he is a former prisoner of the concentration camp Gross Rosen; it is printed on stationery for the "Deutsche Emailwar..fabrik" factory of Oskar Schindler. The thirty vintage copy prints with a variety of propaganda and post-liberation photographs were acquired by Samuel Klasner while living in Regensburg, Germany. Also includes restitution papers for Samuel Klasner's experiences as a forced laborer during the Holocaust.
Pair of leather slippers received from Oskar Schindler by a Jewish Polish worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516672
- English
- a: Height: 10.500 inches (26.67 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Depth: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) b: Height: 10.375 inches (26.353 cm) | Width: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Depth: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pair of leather slipon shoes given to Sam Klasner by Oskar Schindler from a store of Red Cross supplies shortly before liberation. From October 1944-May 1945, Sam worked at the armament factory owned by Schindler in Brunnlitz (Brnenec) in German occupied Czechoslovakia as a subcamp of Gross Rosen concentration camp. Schindler protected his workers from deportation, kept German camp personnel out of the camp, and did his best to provide food, although shortages were severe. In October 1944, when Schindler moved his factory from Płaszów to Brunnlitz, his workers were processed at Gross Rosen....
Vernier calipers used by a Jewish Polish worker in Oskar Schindler's armament factory
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516673
- English
- overall: Height: 9.250 inches (23.495 cm) | Width: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Vernier calipers, a measuring tool, used by Sam Klasner in Oskar Schindler's armament factory in Brünnlitz (Brnenec), in German occupied Czechoslovakia from October 1944-May 1945. The factory was a subcamp of Gross Rosen concentration camp. Schindler protected his workers from deportation, kept German camp personnel out of the camp, and did his best to provide food, although shortages were severe. In October 1944, when Schindler moved his factory from Płaszów to Brunnlitz, his workers were processed at Gross Rosen. Some were mistakenly sent to Auschwitz and had to be replaced. Sam had mech...
Samuel Klasner restitution papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn592471
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Contains restitution papers for Samuel Klasner's experiences as a slave laborer during the Holocaust.

Sam Klasner collection

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Sam Klasner papers

Pair of leather slippers received from Oskar Schindler by a Jewish Polish worker

Vernier calipers used by a Jewish Polish worker in Oskar Schindler's armament factory

Samuel Klasner restitution papers