Alice and John Fink collection

Identifier: irn522416
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn522416

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Alice Fink, the wife of John Fink.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of clothing, medical equipment, pins, a wedding dress, and other artifacts, documents, films, photographs, and publications relating to the experiences of Alice Redlich and Hans Finke in Berlin, Germany, before and during the Holocaust and as relief workers in the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp, where they married, after World War II.

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Displaying items 1 to 20 of 31

Star of David patch worn by a German Jewish concentration camp inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523756
- English
- overall: Height: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Width: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Judenstern badge worn by Hans Finke, a concentration camp survivor who became an aid worker after the war. Hans, his parents and his sister Ursula lived in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi dictatorship in 1933 with its aggressive anti-Jewish policies. Jews were forced out of their jobs and their businesses were confiscated. In February 1943, Hans, 23, an electrician by trade, was a forced laborer for Siemens when he was hospitalized with appendicitis. On February 29, his parents were rounded up and deported to Auschwitz. On March 8, the Gestapo raided the hospital and arrested staff and p...
Star of David patch worn by a German Jewish concentration camp inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523757
- English
- overall: Height: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Judenstern badge worn by Hans Finke, a concentration camp survivor who became an aid worker after the war. Hans, his parents and his sister Ursula lived in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi dictatorship in 1933 with its aggressive anti-Jewish policies. Jews were forced out of their jobs and their businesses were confiscated. In February 1943, Hans, 23, an electrician by trade, was a forced laborer for Siemens when he was hospitalized with appendicitis. On February 29, his parents were rounded up and deported to Auschwitz. On March 8, the Gestapo raided the hospital and arrested staff and p...
UNRRA embroidered patch worn by a survivor and DP camp relief worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523758
- English
- overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Diameter: 1.620 inches (4.115 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Circular, red, UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) patch worn by Hans Finke (later John Fink) when he worked for the organization as a store manager in a refugee center in Germany from 1946-47. Hans was a prisoner at Bergen-Belsen when it was liberated by the British Army on April 15, 1945. An electrician by trade, he began working for the British and then various aid groups after it became a displaced persons camp. Hans, his parents, and his sister, Ursula, lived in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi dictatorship in 1933 with its aggressive anti-Jewish policies....
Red UNRRA patch worn by a former concentration camp inmate and DP aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523759
- English
- overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) arch patch worn by aid worker Hans Finke when he worked for UNRRA in 1946-47 as a store manager in a refugee center in postwar Germany. Hans was at Bergen-Belsen when it was liberated by the British Army on April 15, 1945. An electrician by trade, he began working for the British and then various aid groups after it became a displaced persons camp. Hans, his parents and his sister Ursula lived in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi dictatorship in 1933 with its aggressive anti-Jewish policies. Jews were required to wear the yell...
AJDC bar patch worn by a former concentration camp inmate and refugee aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523760
- English
- overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJDC) badge worn by aid worker Hans Finke when he worked for the relief organization after the end of World War II. He was at Bergen-Belsen when it was liberated by the British Army on April 15, 1945. An electrician by trade, he began working for the British and then various aid groups after it became a displaced persons camp. Hans, his parents and his sister Ursula lived in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi dictatorship in 1933 with its aggressive anti-Jewish policies. In February 1943, Hans, 23, was a forced laborer for Siemens when he was ho...
Blue AJDC patch worn by a former concentration camp inmate and refugee aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523762
- English
- overall: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJDC) patch worn by aid worker Hans Finke when he worked for relief organization after the end of World War II. He was at Bergen-Belsen when it was liberated by the British Army on April 15, 1945. An electrician by trade, he began working for the British and then various aid groups after it became a displaced persons camp. Hans, his parents and his sister Ursula lived in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi dictatorship in 1933 with its aggressive anti-Jewish policies. In February 1943, Hans, 23, was a forced laborer for Siemens when he was hospit...
Embroidered, red UNRRA worn by a former concentration camp inmate and DP relief worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523763
- English
- overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) bar patch worn by aid worker Hans Finke when he worked for the United Nations as a store manager in postwar Germany. He was at Bergen-Belsen when it was liberated by the British Army on April 15, 1945. An electrician by trade, he began working for the British and then various aid groups after it became a displaced persons camp. Hans, his parents and his sister Ursula lived in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi dictatorship in 1933 with its aggressive anti-Jewish policies. In February 1943, Hans, 23, was a forced laborer for Sie...
Blue AJDC pin worn by a former concentration camp inmate and refugee aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523764
- English
- overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJDC) blue enamel pin worn by aid worker Hans Finke when he worked for relief organization after the end of World War II. He was at Bergen-Belsen when it was liberated by the British Army on April 15, 1945. An electrician by trade, he began working for the British and then various aid groups after it became a displaced persons camp. Hans, his parents and his sister Ursula lived in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi dictatorship in 1933 with its aggressive anti-Jewish policies. In February 1943, Hans, 23, was a forced laborer for Siemens when he ...
Globe-shaped UNRRA pin worn by a former concentration camp inmate and refugee aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523765
- English
- overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) globe shaped pin worn by aid worker Hans Finke when he worked for the United Nations as a store manager in postwar Germany. He was at Bergen-Belsen when it was liberated by the British Army on April 15, 1945. An electrician by trade, he began working for the British and then various aid groups after it became a displaced persons camp. Hans, his parents and his sister Ursula lived in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi dictatorship in 1933 with its aggressive anti-Jewish policies. In February 1943, Hans, 23, was a forced laborer ...
Jewish Relief Unit Star of David pin worn by a German Jewish nurse working in a DP camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523766
- English
- overall: Height: 1.252 inches (3.18 cm) | Width: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Jewish Relief Unit pin worn by Alice Redlich while she served as a nurse at the displaced persons camp established in the former concentration camp in Germany after the war. The British army liberated Bergen-Belsen on April 15, 1945, and it then became a DP camp. Alice and her family were German Jews living in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi dictatorship. In 1938, 18 year old Alice left for England to continue her nurse's training. She volunteered with the Jewish Committee for Relief Abroad and, in September 1946, she left for the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp to care for children...
Silver UNRRA pin worn by a former concentration camp inmate and refugee aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523767
- English
- overall: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) logo shaped pin worn by aid worker Hans Finke when he worked for the United Nations as a store manager in postwar Germany. He was at Bergen-Belsen when it was liberated by the British Army on April 15, 1945. An electrician by trade, he began working for the British and then various aid groups after it became a displaced persons camp. Hans, his parents and his sister Ursula lived in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi dictatorship in 1933 with its aggressive anti-Jewish policies. In February 1943, Hans, 23, was a forced laborer f...
Commemorative pin worn postwar by a former concentration camp inmate and refugee aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523768
- English
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Commemorative stickpin worn postwar by Hans Finke, a concentration camp inmate who became an aid worker after the war. It has an inverted red triangle on a blue and gray striped field representing concentration camp uniforms. Hans was at Bergen-Belsen when it was liberated by the British Army on April 15, 1945. An electrician by trade, he began working for the British and then various aid groups after it became a displaced persons camp. Hans, his parents and his sister Ursula lived in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi dictatorship in 1933 with its aggressive anti-Jewish policies. In Februa...
Star of David stickpin worn postwar by a former concentration camp inmate and refugee aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523769
- English
- overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Commemorative stickpin worn postwar by Hans Finke, a concentration camp inmate who became an aid worker after the war. It has a Star of David on a blue and white striped field representing the flag of Israel. Hans was at Bergen-Belsen when it was liberated by the British Army on April 15, 1945. An electrician by trade, he began working for the British and then various aid groups after it became a displaced persons camp. Hans, his parents and his sister Ursula lived in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi dictatorship in 1933 with its aggressive anti-Jewish policies. In February 1943, Hans, 23...
Clip-on name tag worn postwar by a former concentration camp inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523775
- English
- a: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) b: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Name tag in clip on holder worn after the war by Hans Finke, a concentration camp survivor who became an aid worker after the war. He was at Bergen-Belsen when it was liberated by the British Army on April 15, 1945. An electrician by trade, he began working for the British and then various aid groups after it became a displaced persons camp.Hans, his parents and his sister Ursula lived in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi dictatorship in 1933 with its aggressive anti-Jewish policies. In February 1943, Hans, 23, was a forced laborer for Siemens when he was hospitalized with appendicitis. On...
Name tag worn postwar by a former concentration camp inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523776
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Name tag worn postwar by Hans Finke, a concentration camp inmate who became an aid worker after the war. He was at Bergen-Belsen when it was liberated by the British Army on April 15, 1945. An electrician by trade, he began working for the British and then various aid groups after it became a displaced persons camp. Hans, his parents and his sister Ursula lived in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi dictatorship in 1933 with its aggressive anti-Jewish policies. In February 1943, Hans, 23, was a forced laborer for Siemens when he was hospitalized with appendicitis. On February 29, his parents...
Wedding dress with ruffle made for the marriage of 2 German Jewish DP camp aid workers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523779
- English
- overall: Height: 52.000 inches (132.08 cm) | Width: 16.000 inches (40.64 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
White, full skirted gown worn by Alice Redlich, 28, at her wedding to Hans Finke, 28, at the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp on June 20, 1948. The dress was made by her sister-in-law Ursula, a seamstress. She made the dress in Berlin and brought it to Bergen Belsen during a visit to friends in Bavaria. The British Army liberated Bergen-Belsen on April 15, 1945, and it became a DP camp. Hans and Alice were aid workers when they met and married. Alice and her family were German Jews living in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi dictatorship with its aggressive anti-Jewish policies. Alice ...
Yellow sport short listing concentration camps where the owner was imprisoned
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523780
- English
- overall: Height: 27.125 inches (68.898 cm) | Width: 16.250 inches (41.275 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Yellow polo shirt that belonged to Hans Finke, a concentration camp survivor who became an aid worker after the war. The shirt was made for a survivor's reunion Hans attended after the war. Hans, his parents and his sister Ursula lived in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi dictatorship in 1933 with its aggressive anti-Jewish policies. Jews were forced out of their jobs and their businesses were confiscated. In February 1943, Hans, 23, an electrician by trade, was a forced laborer for Siemens when he was hospitalized with appendicitis. On February 29, his parents were rounded up and deported...
Glass and silver keepsake box used by a German Jewish refugee nurse and postwar aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523782
- English
- 1938-1949
- a: Height: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Depth: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) b: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Depth: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Small glass box with a silver lid box owned by Alice Redlich while she served as a nurse at the displaced persons camp established in the former concentration camp in Germany after the war. The British army liberated Bergen-Belsen on April 15, 1945, and it then became a DP camp. Alice and her family were German Jews living in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi dictatorship. In 1938, 18 year old Alice left for England to continue her nurse's training. She volunteered with the Jewish Committee for Relief Abroad and, in September 1946, she left for the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp to c...
Monaural stethoscope used by a German Jewish refugee nurse and aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523784
- English
- overall: Height: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Depth: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Monaural aluminum Pinard fetal stethoscope used by Alice Redlich while she served as a nurse at the Bergen Belsen displaced persons camp established in the former concentration camp in Germany after the war. The British army liberated Bergen-Belsen on April 15, 1945, and it then became a DP camp. Alice volunteered with the Jewish Committee for Relief Abroad and, in September 1946, she left for Bergen-Belsen DP camp to care for children and young women. Before the war, Alice lived with her parents in Berlin, Germany, through the rise of the Nazi dictatorship with its increasingly harsh anti-...
Medical field sterilizer kit used by a German Jewish refugee nurse and postwar aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn523800
- English
- 1938-1949
- a: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 7.250 inches (18.415 cm) | Depth: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) b: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 7.625 inches (19.368 cm) | Depth: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) c: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 6.875 inches (17.463 cm) | Depth: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) d: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Depth: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) e: Height: 4.625 inches (11.748 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) f: Height: 4.625 inches (11.748 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) g: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Medical field sterilizer kit with container and strainer tray, ethanol burner, instruments, a boxed set of 2 bottles of Lobelin used by Alice Redlich while she served as a nurse at the Bergen Belsen displaced persons camp established in the former concentration camp in Germany after the war. The British army liberated Bergen-Belsen on April 15, 1945, and it then became a DP camp. Alice volunteered with the Jewish Committee for Relief Abroad and, in September 1946, she left for Bergen-Belsen DP camp to care for children and young women. Before the war, Alice lived with her parents in Berlin,...