Black and white knit bag used in slave labor camps by a Polish Jewish woman

Identifier
irn532702
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.471.2
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm)

Archival History

The knit bag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Gerald Kaiser.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gerald Kaiser

Scope and Content

Lined hand knit pouch given to Cesia Kaiser in one of the camps she was imprisoned in from 1942-1944, either Skarzysko-Kamienna slave labor camp or the Hasag slave labor camp in Czestochowa where she was liberated at the end of 1944. Cesia received the bag from a German woman in the camp, either a fellow prisoner or a camp guard, who used it to hide sandwiches for Cesia.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Hand knit black and white yarn pouch with 2 knit carrying handles and a black cloth lining.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.