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