Red triangle patch embroidered USA worn by an American concentration camp inmate
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm)
Archival History
The patch was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Funding Note: The acquisition of this artifact was made possible by The Philip and Janet Levin Foundation Family Fund.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Red cloth triangle patch worn by Elsie Ragusin, on which she embroidered USA, while imprisoned in Auschwitz and Ravensbrück concentration camps. Elsie was born in New York to a couple who had immigrated to America from Italy. In 1939, the Ragusin family went to Italy on an extended visit. Elsie and her father were arrested as political spies. Elsie was imprisoned in Auschwitz and Ravensbrück. She was liberated in 1945, and taken to Sweden to recover. She returned to the US in December 1945, and was reunited with her brothers.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Red cloth triangle patch with USA embroidered in the center, sewn to a larger square of white cloth.
Subjects
- Concentration camp inmates--Personal narratives, American.
- Women concentration camp inmates--Personal narratives, American.
Genre
- Identifying Artifacts
- Object