Max Feld and Rose Feld-Rosman collection

Identifier: irn522960
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 2005 by Esther Feld Weisel, the daughter of Max Feld and Rose Feld-Rosman.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of artifacts, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Max Feld and Raisa Steinberg in Germany and Poland before the Holocaust and in France with their daughter, Esther, during and after the Holocaust.

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Max and Rose Feld papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn42998
- English
- 1905-1957
- folders oversize folder 13 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The Max and Rose Feld papers contain documents and photographs relating to Max and Rose Feld, a deaf married couple and their daughter Esther. The Feld family lived in Paris, France, before Max was taken to Beaune-la-Rolande before being sent to Auschwitz. Rose and Esther were kept hidden by a number of families in Paris and the countryside, before the war ended and they immigrated to the United States. Included in the collection are various items relating to identification and immigration, such as marriage certificates, identity cards, passports, visa applications, affidavits, and other it...
Unused yellow cloth Star of David badge with Juif for Jew issued in Paris
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn43007
- English
- overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Unused Star of David badge owned by 25 year old Raisa Steinberg Feld in Paris, France, in May 1942. Jews in France were required to wear these on their outer clothing at all times after May 1942; badges were often cut from a pre-printed roll. After Paris was occupied by Germany in May 1940, foreign Jews were in danger of arrest and imprisonment. Raisa and her husband, Max, both deaf, were Jewish refugees from Poland and Germany. In May 1941, Max was arrested and, in July 1942, deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Raisa went into hiding with their 1.5 year old daughter, Esther,...
Yellow cloth Star of David badge with Juif for Jew worn by a Polish refugee in Paris
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn43010
- English
- overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 3.120 inches (7.925 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Star of David badge worn by 25 year old Raisa Steinberg Feld in Paris, France, from June 1942. Jews in France were required to wear these on their outer clothing at all times after May 1942; badges were often cut from a pre-printed roll. After Paris was occupied by Germany in May 1940, foreign Jews were in danger of arrest and imprisonment. Raisa and her husband, Max, both deaf, were Jewish refugees from Poland and Germany. In May 1941, Max was arrested and, in July 1942, deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Raisa went into hiding with their 1.5 year old daughter, Esther, her ...
Watercolor greeting card of his barracks at Beaune-la-Rolande created by a camp inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn43011
- English
- overall: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 4.620 inches (11.735 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
New Year’s greeting card created by 27 year old Max Feld of the barracks where he lived while imprisoned at Beaune-la-Rolande internment camp in France from 1941-1942. Max made the card for his wife, Raisa, and their daughter, Esther, and it includes a handwritten message wishing them “a happy and healthy year.” After Paris was occupied by Germany in May 1940, foreign Jews were in danger of arrest and imprisonment. Max and his wife, Raisa, both deaf, were Jewish refugees from Germany and Poland. In May 1941, Max was arrested and, in July 1942, deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration ca...
Silver metal cable link chain used to hold sports medals awarded to a German Jewish deaf-mute athlete
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn44073
- English
- 1938
- overall: Height: 5.375 inches (13.653 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Chain used by the Feld family to hold sports medals awarded to Max Feld. Max competed in several deaf-mute athletic competitions in the 1930s in Berlin and Paris. In 1938, he left Germany for Paris to be with Raisa Steinberg, whom he had met when they were students at the Israelite School for the Deaf in Berlin. They married in 1939, and had a daughter, Esther, in 1940. Paris was occupied by the Germans in the summer of 1940 and foreign Jews were targeted for arrest. In May 1941, Max was sent to Beaune-la-Rolande interment camp; in July 1942, he was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentrat...
French Deaf-Mute National Cup soccer medal awarded to a German Jewish athlete
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn44076
- English
- 1937-1938
- overall: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
FSSMF [La Fédération Sportive des Sourds-Muets de France (French Deaf Mute Sports Federation)] National Cup soccer medal awarded in 1938 to Max Feld. In 1938, he left Berlin for Paris to be with Raisa Steinberg, whom he had met when they were students at the Israelite School for the Deaf in Berlin. They married in 1939, and had a daughter, Esther, in 1940. Paris was occupied by the Germans in the summer of 1940 and foreign Jews were targeted for arrest. In May 1941, Max was sent to Beaune-la-Rolande interment camp; in July 1942, he was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Rais...
French Deaf-Mute National Cup basketball medal awarded to a German Jewish athlete
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn44077
- English
- 1938
- overall: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 0.900 inches (2.286 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
National deaf-mute championship basketball medal awarded in 1938 to Max Feld. In 1938, he left Germany for Paris to be with Raisa Steinberg, whom he had met when they were students at the Israelite School for the Deaf in Berlin. They married in 1939, and had a daughter, Esther, in 1940. Paris was occupied by the Germans in the summer of 1940 and foreign Jews were targeted for arrest. In May 1941, Max was sent to Beaune-la-Rolande interment camp; in July 1942, he was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Raisa went into hiding with Esther in July 1942 in the countryside outside ...
Deaf-mute sports team medal awarded to a German Jewish athlete
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn44078
- English
- 1938
- overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Sports medal awarded in 1938 to Max Feld. In 1938, he left Germany for Paris to be with Raisa Steinberg, whom he had met when they were students at the Israelite School for the Deaf in Berlin. They married in 1939, and had a daughter, Esther, in 1940. Paris was occupied by the Germans in the summer of 1940 and foreign Jews were targeted for arrest. In May 1941, Max was sent to Beaune-la-Rolande interment camp; in July 1942, he was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Raisa went into hiding with Esther in July 1942 in the countryside outside Paris. They returned to Paris after ...