Lapel pin owned by a German Jewish emigre
Archival History
The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Victor Lindenheim, the son of Sidney Lindenheim.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Victor Lindenheim, in memory of Jacob and Eva Lindenheim
Scope and Content
Lapel pin that belonged to Sidney Lindenheim of Vienna, Austria, who, at age fifteen, left for the United States in March 1939. His parents Eva and Jacob arrived in February 1940.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Subjects
- Austria--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Jewish refugees--New York (State)--New York--Biography.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Jews--Austria--Vienna--Biography.
Genre
- Jewelry
- Object