Boy's brown checked pants recovered postwar by his parents
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm) | Width: 25.000 inches (63.5 cm)
Archival History
The pants were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Felicia Berger Sturzer.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Felicia Berger Sturzer
Scope and Content
Trousers recovered by Herman and Ethel Berger in Poland after the war. They had belonged to their son Meyer, who did not survive. After the occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany in September 1939, they had placed Meyer in hiding and then gone into hiding separately. After the war ended, they returned to get their son, only to find out that he had been denounced.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Light brown cotton shorts with a brown checkered pattern.
Genre
- Clothing and Dress
- Object
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