Josef Pistiner family collection

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Pistiner family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn533341
- English
- 1908-1972
- boxes oversize folder oversize box 3 1 1
- Updated 8 months ago
Correspondence, travel documents, photographs, certificates, and printed materials related to the history of the family of Josef Pistiner, including his parents, Aron and Taube Pistiner, and brother, Max. Materials document the histories of Aron and Taube Pistiner’s families in Galicia and Bukovina, the World War I service of Aron Pistiner, the marriage and move of Aron and Taube to Berlin, the birth and childhood of their two sons, their business as furriers there, and their eventual emigration from Berlin in 1939, their stay in China and Manchuria, and immigration to the United States. Al...
US Army 100th Infantry Division patch worn by a Jewish emigre soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn542723
- English
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm)
- Updated 8 months ago
US Army 100th Infantry Division patch worn by Josef Pistiner during his World War II service. Josef left Berlin, Germany, with his parents Aron and Taube and brother Max in 1939 for the United States.
US Army 69th Infantry Division patch worn by a Jewish emigre soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn542726
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm)
- Updated 8 months ago
US Army 69th Infantry Division patch worn by Josef Pistiner during his World War II service. The patch has the number 69 in the national colors, red, white, and blue. Josef left Berlin, Germany, with his parents Aron and Tauvbe and brother Max in 1939 for the United States. Nicknamed the Fighting 69th, tbe Division landed in Le Havre, France, on January 24, 1945, and advanced through France and Belgium into Germany. On April 19, 1945, the Division captured Leipzig. Unit troops discovered Leipzig-Thekla concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald. Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945, and the ...
Brown leather wallet printed US Army used by a Jewish emigre soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn542829
- English
- overall: Height: 4.625 inches (11.748 cm) | Width: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm)
- Updated 8 months ago
Brown leather wallet printed US Army used by Josef Pistiner during his World War II service. Josef left Berlin, Germany, with his parents Aron and Taube and brother Max in 1939 for the United States.
Green leather wallet used by Jewish refugees
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn542830
- English
- overall: Height: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm) | Width: 10.250 inches (26.035 cm)
- Updated 8 months ago
Green leather wallet used by Josef Pistiner or a family member. Josef left Berlin, Germany, with his parents Aron and Taube and brother Max in 1939 for the United States.
Cardboard cover used to hold identication by Jewish refugees
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn542831
- English
- overall: Height: 4.875 inches (12.383 cm) | Width: 8.125 inches (20.638 cm)
- Updated 8 months ago
Watercolor of three men relaxing at a table
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn543613
- English
- overall: Height: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm) | Width: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm)
- Updated 8 months ago
Watercolor of three men seated at a table.
Watercolor of men watching a chess match
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn543614
- English
- overall: Height: 9.875 inches (25.083 cm) | Width: 13.250 inches (33.655 cm)
- Updated 8 months ago
Watercolor of men watching a chess match.