Vera Jilkova photographs

Identifier
irn523025
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.166
Dates
1 Jan 1935 - 31 Dec 1941
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Czech
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn523025

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The class photograph was taken by an unknown photographer in Brno in 1941. The photograph of Lydia Holznerova was also taken by an unknown photographer in Hronov, Czech Republic circa 1935. The photographs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on November 1, 1999 by Vera Jilkova.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of two photographs. One photograph is an image of Lydia Holznerova, the sister of donor, Vera Jilkova nee Holznerova in Hronov, Czech Republic. Also included in the collection is Vera Jilkova's class photograph of "Mitbagrij Gymnasia," a Jewish grammar school in Brno. Inscribed verso are the names of each person in the class. Ms. Jilkova is located in the third row from the bottom and third person person from the right.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.