Blanket
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 73.000 inches (185.42 cm) | Width: 52.000 inches (132.08 cm)
Archival History
The blanket was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by David Lantai for the Jewish Community Center of Budapest.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Jewish Community Center of Budapest
Scope and Content
Blanket entrusted to Jewish community of Budapest by woman who walked in with it and wanted to give it to Syrian refugees, claiming it was worn by her mother after liberation from the camps during WWII. On September 11, 2015, the Bálint House (the Jewish Community Center of Budapest) was fundraising, collecting blankets and tents for Syrian refugees. An elderly person arrived in the afternoon who brought in blankets, includings this blanket which they said it was difficult to part with because their mother was given this blanket during WWII.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Brown wool blanket with a black, dark brown, red and yellow plaid pattern.
Genre
- Furnishings and Furniture
- Object