Brooch with charms
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Width: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm)
Archival History
The brooch was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Erika Seguin and Angela Greenway for the Pick family.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Pick Family
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Brooch with seven hanging charms depicting aspects of daily life as a prisoner in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor cam, such as a lice comb, a coin, a wooden clog, and a candle. Located thirty miles northwest of Prague in German occupied Czechoslovakia, the camp was established by the Germans in November 24, 1941, and ceased operation in early May 1945. In 3.5 years, approximately 140,000 Jewish persons were transferred to Terezin; nearly 90,000 were then deported, likely to their death, further east. About 33,000 died in Theresienstadt.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Metal brooch made from a long safety pin with loops from which hang 7 charms, including a lice comb, a coin, a wooden clog, and a candle. There was originally an eighth charm, which is now missing.
Genre
- Jewelry
- Object