Pair of red leather toddler's shoes worn by a child in Łódź Ghetto

Identifier
irn523084
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1996.165.2 a-b
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Archival History

The shoes were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Gershon Kufert.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gershon Kufert

Scope and Content

Pair of red leather toddler's shoes that belonged to Lea Kufert, who was born in December 1938 to Yitzkhak and Fridl. The family was deported from Berlin, Germany, to the Łódź ghetto in Poland in 1939. Lea died there that year. Fridl was deported to Chelmno killing center and murdered in 1942. Yitzkhak died in the Łódź ghetto in 1944. The shoes were sent to relatives in Palestine.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

a. Left red leather child's shoe with a strap with a button closure. b. Right red leather child's shoe with a strap with a button closure.

a. sole, stamped : ADA-ADA 18 b. sole, stamped : ADA-ADA 18

Subjects

Genre

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