Bruno Lambert collection

Identifier: irn521785
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 2003 by Dr. Bruno Lambert.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of calipers, a stethoscope, a retinoscope, an electrotherapy machine, and documents relating to the experiences of Bruno Lambert, who left Germany in 1937 for the United States and later served in the Army Medical Corps and with the 123rd Infantry during World War II. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

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Monaural wooden stethoscope used by a Jewish German refugee and US Army medic
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn135413
- English
- overall: Height: 6.875 inches (17.463 cm) | Diameter: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Wooden Pinard fetal stethoscope (or fetoscope) used by Dr. Bruno Lambert, who immigrated to the United States from Nazi Germany in 1938, and served in the United States Army Medical Corps during the war. The Pinard stethoscope was designed in 1895, and is an efficient, low-cost way to hear babies’ heartbeats while in utero. Bruno attended medical school in Germany from 1932-1937, but he was not allowed to receive a diploma as a Jew under the Nazi regime. He transferred to a university in Switzerland, and earned a Doctorate of Medicine in July 1938. With the help of Margaret Bergmann, Bruno ...
Electrotherapy machine used by a Jewish German US Army medic
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn135414
- English
- 1932-1945
- a: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 16.750 inches (42.545 cm) | Depth: 13.750 inches (34.925 cm) b: Height: 50.125 inches (127.318 cm) | Diameter: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) c: Height: 49.875 inches (126.683 cm) | Diameter: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Electrotherapy machine brought from Nazi Germany by Dr. Bruno Lambert, who immigrated to the United States in 1938, and served in the United States Army Medical Corps during the war. Electrotherapy involves using low-level electric currents to treat issues relating to the nervous or musculoskeletal systems. Bruno attended medical school in Germany from 1932-1937, but he was not allowed to receive a diploma as a Jew under the Nazi regime. He transferred to a university in Switzerland, and earned a Doctorate of Medicine in July 1938. With the help of Margaret Bergmann, Bruno immigrated to the...
Pelvic calipers used by a Jewish German US Army medic
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn135415
- English
- 1932-1945
- overall: Height: 14.500 inches (36.83 cm) | Width: 5.625 inches (14.288 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Calipers brought from Nazi Germany by Dr. Bruno Lambert, who immigrated to the United States in 1938, and served in the United States Army Medical Corps during the war. Medical calipers were used to measure the thickness or breadth of a part of the body. Bruno attended medical school in Germany from 1932-1937, but he was not allowed to receive a diploma as a Jew under the Nazi regime. He transferred to a university in Switzerland, and earned a Doctorate of Medicine in July 1938. With the help of Margaret Bergmann, Bruno immigrated to the US in August. Margaret was a Jewish athlete who was b...
Electric retinoscope used by a Jewish German US Army medic
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn135416
- English
- 1893-1945
- overall: Height: 7.875 inches (20.003 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Retinoscope used by Dr. Bruno Lambert, who immigrated to the United States from Nazi Germany in 1938, and served in the United States Army Medical Corps during the war. Retinoscopes light the internal eye, allowing a doctor to measure how the retina reflects light. Bruno attended medical school in Germany from 1932-1937, but he was not allowed to receive a diploma as a Jew under the Nazi regime. He transferred to a university in Switzerland, and earned a Doctorate of Medicine in July 1938. With the help of Margaret Bergmann, Bruno immigrated to the US in August. Margaret was a Jewish athlet...
Bruno Lambert papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn259163
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Contains five photographs and three German passports.

Bruno Lambert collection

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Monaural wooden stethoscope used by a Jewish German refugee and US Army medic

Electrotherapy machine used by a Jewish German US Army medic

Pelvic calipers used by a Jewish German US Army medic

Electric retinoscope used by a Jewish German US Army medic

Bruno Lambert papers