Bernard Feingold collection

Identifier: irn521939
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collecton was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Brig. General Bernard Feingold.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of artifacts relating to the experiences of Brigadier General Bernard Feingold during World War II.

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Displaying items 1 to 16 of 16

Buchenwald Standort-Kantine concentration camp scrip, 2 Reichsmark, given to and inscribed by a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn18324
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
2 Reichsmark Buchenwald Kantine coupon given to Bernard Feingold, a US soldier, by a Russian Jewish inmate in exchange for two cigarettes. Feingold inscribed the note with story of its receipt. In early April 1945, as US forces approached Buchenwald concentration camp, the German guards began to evacuate the camp. On April 11, the prisoners revolted and seized control of the camp. Later that day, soldiers from the Sixth Army Armored Division, part of the Third Army, arrived in camp and discovered more than 21,000 starved and ill inmates.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 100 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn18328
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 100 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 50 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn18329
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 50 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 20 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn18330
- English
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 20 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn18332
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 10 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn18333
- English
- overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.748 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 5 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn18334
- English
- overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 2 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 1 krone note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn18335
- English
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Scrip, valued at 1 krone, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.
Armband
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521947
- English
- overall: Height: 3.870 inches (9.83 cm) | Width: 7.880 inches (20.015 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Deutsche Wehrmacht yellow cloth armband
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521949
- English
- overall: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Deutscher Volkssturm Wehrmacht armband
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521950
- English
- overall: Height: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Width: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Deutscher Volkssturm Wehrmacht [German People’s Militia] brassard. This militia was not part of the army, but was organized late in the war by the Nazi Party per Hitler's orders of September 25, 1944. It was composed of males who had been exempted from home guard and military service because of age or health.
Buchenwald crematorium ash can lid
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521951
- English
- overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
WWI Iron Cross 2nd Class medal awarded to a Jewish veteran
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522003
- English
- 1914-1918
- overall: Height: 7.190 inches (18.263 cm) | Width: 1.690 inches (4.293 cm) | Depth: 0.120 inches (0.305 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
The Iron Cross was awarded to Walter Joseph, a German Jew, for his military service in World War I.
WWI Iron Cross 2nd Class medal awarded to a Jewish veteran
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522004
- English
- 1914-1918
- overall: Height: 7.190 inches (18.263 cm) | Width: 1.690 inches (4.293 cm) | Depth: 0.120 inches (0.305 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
The Iron Cross was awarded to Walter Joseph, a German Jew, for his military service in World War I.
WWI Hindenburg Cross Medal awarded to a German Jewish veteran
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522005
- English
- 1914-1918
- overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
The Hindenburg Cross (a.ka., German Cross of Honor) was awarded to Walter Joseph, a German Jew, for his military service in World War I.
Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 combatant veteran service medal awarded to a German Jewish veteran
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522006
- English
- 1914-1944
- overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Das Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs 1914 1918 [The Honor Cross of World War 1914/1918) awarded for serving in combat in the German Army during the First World War. The award was established by President Paul von Hindenburg, on July 13, 1934. This was the first official WWI service medal of the Third Reich, often referred to by an unofficial name, Hindenburg Cross. Hindenburg, Field Marshal of German forces during WWI, appointed Hitler as Chancellor in January 1933, and soon a Nazi dictatorship ruled the country.