Book

Identifier
irn559414
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.468.4
Dates
1 Jan 1932 - 31 Dec 1932
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Italian
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

Archival History

The pouch 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

Catholic prayer book acquired by Elsie Ragusin in exchange for her food rations while she was a prisoner in Ravensbrück concentration camp. Elsie was born in New York to a couple who had immigrated years earlier from Italy to America. 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

Book

Subjects

Genre

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