Ernst and Johanna Weihs collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn514643
• English
• 1945-1949
• folder 1
• Updated 7 months ago

The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Ernst and Johanna Weihs, both originally of Vienna, Austria. Included are identification documents of Ernst and Johanna, certificates of Ernst and Johanna certifying that they were prisoners of Auschwitz and eligible for benefits in Vienna, and an identification document certifying that Ernst was a prisoner at Dachau.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn542666
• English
• overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Scrip, valued at 1 (eine) krone, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp beginning in May 1943. The ghetto currency was printed by the National Bank in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip for exchange only in the camp. There was little to obtain with the scrip, except library books. Located thirty miles northwest of Prague in German occupied Czechoslovakia, the ghetto-labor camp was established by the Germans in November 24, 1941, and ceased operation in early May 1945. In 3.5 years, approximately 140,000...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn542667
• English
• overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Scrip, valued at 2 (zwei) krone, distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp beginning in May 1943. The ghetto currency was printed by the National Bank in 7 similar, beautifully designed denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. Currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip for exchange only in the camp. There was little to obtain with the scrip, except library books. Located thirty miles northwest of Prague in German occupied Czechoslovakia, the ghetto-labor camp was established by the Germans in November 24, 1941, and ceased operation in early May 1945. In 3....