Elizabeth Lusthaus Strassburger collection

Identifier: irn524038
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn524038

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007 by Elizabeth Lusthaus Strassburger.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a silver purse with coin purse related to the experiences of Elizabeth Lusthaus as a hidden child in Poland during the Holocaust.

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Silver purse with an engraved butterfly and a chain strap used by a hidden child
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn518789
- English
- 1941
- overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Depth: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Silver purse decorated with a butterfly given to Elzbieta Lusthaus by her maternal grandmother, Sophie Lieberman Schiff, before they were moved into the ghetto in Tarnow in German-occupied Poland in 1941. The purse had been owned by her grandmother for many years. Elzbieta kept it always with her while in hiding, with the silver mesh coin purse, 2007.42.2. On June 11, 1942, the Germans came to the house searching for Jews to deport to the concentration camps. Four year old Elizabeth hid, but her grandmother was taken by the Germans and shipped to Belzec extermination camp, where she was kil...
Silver mesh coin purse used by a hidden child
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn518791
- English
- 1941
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Silver mesh coin purse given to Elzbieta Lusthaus by her maternal grandmother, Sophie Lieberman Schiff, before they were moved into the ghetto in Tarnow in German-occupied Poland in 1941. The purse had been owned by her grandmother for many years. Elzbieta kept it always with her while in hiding, inside the engraved silver purse, 2007.42.1. On June 11, 1942, the Germans came to the house searching for Jews to deport to the concentration camps. Four year old Elizabeth hid, but her grandmother was taken by the Germans and shipped to Belzec extermination camp, where she was killed. Elzbieta an...

Elizabeth Lusthaus Strassburger collection

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Silver purse with an engraved butterfly and a chain strap used by a hidden child

Silver mesh coin purse used by a hidden child