Larry Gladstone family collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn45907
• English
• 1910-2010
• box 1
• Updated 7 months ago

This collection largely consists of correspondence between members of the Glattstein family and members of the Blaugrund family, who had immigrated to Mexico and then to the United States prior to the war. The wartime correspondence includes postcards from Julius and Edith Glattstein to Ladislav prior to their deportation to Auschwitz in the spring of 1944, and post-war correspondence from Ladislav and Edith Glattstein immediately post-war to their relatives discussing their wartime experiences. The collection also includes immigration documents related to the Blaugrunds and the surviving m...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn54258
• English
• overall: Height: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Width: 7.375 inches (18.733 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Embossed leather billfold that belonged to Ladislav Glattstein. Ladislav, 18, and his family lived in Munkacs, Czechoslovakia (Mukacheve, Ukraine), which was annexed by Hungary in November 1938. In 1942, Ladislav was conscripted into a Hungarian forced labor battalion. He was sent to Nagybana labor camp, and, in 1944, to the Ukraine and Balf labor camp. In January 1945, Ladislav was transported to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria and, in March, via death march to Gunskirchen subcamp. The camp was liberated by the US Third Army on May 5, 1945. Ladislav's father Julius and his sisters...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn54259
• English
• overall: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Black leather wallet with three pockets that belonged to Ladislav Glattstein. Ladislav, 18, and his family lived in Munkacs, Czechoslovakia (Mukacheve, Ukraine), which was annexed by Hungary in the fall of 1938. In 1942, Ladislav was conscripted into a Hungarian forced labor battalion. He was sent to Nagybana labor camp, and, in 1944, to the Ukraine and Balf labor camp. In January 1945, Ladislav was transported to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, and in March, via death march to Gunskirchen subcamp. The camp was liberated by the US Third Army on May 5, 1945. Ladislav's father Juliu...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn54262
• English
• overall: Height: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.748 cm) | Depth: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Alligator wallet with laced edges carried by Ladislav Glattstein during his forced labor service and internment in several concentration camps from 1942-1945. He received it in 1938 from an uncle who was visiting from the US. Ladislav, 18, and his family lived in Munkacs, Czechoslovakia (Mukacheve, Ukraine), which was annexed by Hungary in the fall of 1938. In 1942, Ladislav was conscripted into a Hungarian forced labor battalion. He was sent to Nagybana labor camp, and, in 1944, to the Ukraine and Balf labor camp. In January 1945, Ladislav was transported to Mauthausen concentration camp i...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn54263
• English
• 1941
• overall: | Diameter: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Hungarian 20 filler coin dated 1941 acquired by Ladislav Glattstein presumably during the war. Ladislav, 18, and his family lived in Munkacs, Czechoslovakia (Mukacheve, Ukraine), which was annexed by Hungary in the fall of 1938. In 1942, Ladislav was conscripted into a Hungarian forced labor battalion. He was sent to Nagybana labor camp, and, in 1944, to the Ukraine and Balf labor camp. In January 1945, Ladislav was transported to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, and in March, via death march to Gunskirchen subcamp. The camp was liberated by the US Third Army on May 5, 1945. Ladisl...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn54265
• English
• 1938
• overall: | Diameter: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Five korun coin owned by Ladislav Glattstein. It was issued by the prewar, independent Republic of Czechoslovakia in 1938. Ladislav, 18, and his family lived in Munkacs, Czechoslovakia (Mukacheve, Ukraine), which was annexed by Hungary in the fall of 1938. In 1942, Ladislav was conscripted into a Hungarian forced labor battalion. He was sent to Nagybana labor camp, and, in 1944, to the Ukraine and Balf labor camp. In January 1945, Ladislav was transported to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, and in March, via death march to Gunskirchen subcamp. The camp was liberated by the US Third...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn54266
• English
• 1944
• overall: | Diameter: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia 1 koruna coin that belonged to Ladislav Glattstein. It was issued in 1944 in the region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Nazi Germany in March 1939. Ladislav, 18, and his family lived in Munkacs, Czechoslovakia (Mukacheve, Ukraine), which was annexed by Hungary in fall 1938. In 1942, Ladislav was conscripted into a Hungarian forced labor battalion. He was sent to Nagybana labor camp, and, in 1944, to the Ukraine and Balf labor camp. In January 1945, Ladislav was transported to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, and in March, via death march to Gunskir...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn54269
• English
• 1922
• overall: | Diameter: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Czech 1 korun coin that belonged to Ladislav Glattstein. It was issued by the prewar, independent Republic of Czechoslovakia in 1922. Ladislav, 18, and his family lived in Munkacs, Czechoslovakia (Mukacheve, Ukraine), which was annexed by Hungary in the fall of 1938. In 1942, Ladislav was conscripted into a Hungarian forced labor battalion. He was sent to Nagybana labor camp, and, in 1944, to the Ukraine and Balf labor camp. In January 1945, Ladislav was transported to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, and in March, via death march to Gunskirchen subcamp. The camp was liberated by t...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn60759
• English
• overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Łódź scrip valued at 2 marks that belonged to Ladislav Glattstein. The scrip was issued in the Jewish ghetto in Łódź, renamed Litzmannstadt by the Germans after occupying the city in September 1939. When the Germans transferred Jews to the ghetto, they confiscated all currency in exchange for Quittungen [receipts] that could be spent only inside the ghetto. The scrip was designed by the Judenrat [Jewish Council] and includes traditional Jewish symbols. Ladislav, 18, and his family lived in Munkacs, Czechoslovakia (Mukacheve, Ukraine), when it was annexed by Hungary in fall 1938. In 1942, La...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn60761
• English
• overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Theresienstadt scrip valued at 2 kronen that belonged to Ladislav Glattstein. Theresienstadt was mixed use camp, primarily a transit camp and a ghetto-labor camp, in German occupied Czechoslovakia from November 1941-May 9, 1945. All currency was confiscated from camp prisoners upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. Ladislav, 18, and his family lived in Munkacs, Czechoslovakia (Mukacheve, Ukraine), when it was annexed by Hungary in fall 1938. In 1942, Ladislav was conscripted into a Hungarian forced labor battalion. He was sent to Nagy...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn61047
• English
• 1944
• overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Soviet Army occupation currency, value Öt (five) pengo, that belonged to Ladislav Glattstein. The note was issued by the Soviet Army during its occupation of Hungary in 1944. Ladislav, 18, and his family lived in Munkacs, Czechoslovakia (Mukacheve, Ukraine), when it was annexed by Hungary in fall 1938. In 1942, Ladislav was conscripted into a Hungarian forced labor battalion. He was sent to Nagybana labor camp, and, in 1944, to the Ukraine and Balf labor camp. In January 1945, Ladislav was transported to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, and in March, via death march to Gunskirchen ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn61055
• English
• 1944
• overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Allied Military currency, 100 franc note, that belonged to Ladislav Glattstein. The currency was issued jointly by the US and Great Britain prior to the invasion of France in June 1944. Ladislav, 18, and his family lived in Munkacs, Czechoslovakia (Mukacheve, Ukraine), when it was annexed by Hungary in fall 1938. In 1942, Ladislav was conscripted into a Hungarian forced labor battalion. He was sent to Nagybana labor camp, and, in 1944, to the Ukraine and Balf labor camp. In January 1945, Ladislav was transported to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, and in March, via death march to G...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn61059
• English
• 1944
• overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Fifty korun note bank note that belonged to Ladislav Glattstein. Ladislav, 18, and his family lived in Munkacs, Czechoslovakia (Mukacheve, Ukraine), when it annexed by Hungary in fall 1938. In 1942, Ladislav was conscripted into a Hungarian forced labor battalion. He was sent to Nagybana labor camp, and, in 1944, to the Ukraine and Balf labor camp. In January 1945, Ladislav was transported to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, and in March, via death march to Gunskirchen subcamp. The camp was liberated by the US Third Army on May 5, 1945. Ladislav's father Julius and his sisters, Edi...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn61060
• English
• overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Mexican one peso bank note issued in January 1945 that belonged to Ladislav Glattstein. Ladislav, 18, and his family lived in Munkacs, Czechoslovakia (Mukacheve, Ukraine), when it was annexed by Hungary in fall 1938. In 1942, Ladislav was conscripted into a Hungarian forced labor battalion. He was sent to Nagybana labor camp, and, in 1944, to the Ukraine and Balf labor camp. In January 1945, Ladislav was transported to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, and in March, via death march to Gunskirchen subcamp. The camp was liberated by the US Third Army on May 5, 1945. Ladislav's father ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn95274
• English
• 1941
• overall: | Diameter: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia 10 haleru coin acquired by Ladislav Glattstein. The coin was minted in 1941 in the region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Nazi Germany on March 15, 1939. Ladislav, 18, and his family lived in Munkacs, Czechoslovakia (Mukacheve, Ukraine), when it was annexed by Hungary in the fall of 1938. In 1942, Ladislav was conscripted into a Hungarian forced labor battalion. He was sent to Nagybana labor camp, and, in 1944, to the Ukraine and Balf labor camp. In January 1945, Ladislav was transported to Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, and in March, via death m...