Gold plated dinner knife brought with a Jewish Polish refugee family

Identifier
irn552672
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.350.4
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

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

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.