Gold plated dinner knife brought with a Jewish Polish refugee family
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 6.125 inches (15.558 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
Archival History
The dinner knife was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by David Manski, grandson of Izak and Rywa Manski.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of David Manski, in memory of his parents Saul and Manya Manski
Scope and Content
Gold plated table knife brought by Rywa Manski when she left Lida, Poland with her three children, traveling via Japan, and arriving in Seattle, WA on May 7, 1941.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Small gold plated knife.
Genre
- Household Utensils
- Object