Turquoise bead necklace made in a ghetto-labor camp
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 47.500 inches (120.65 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
Archival History
The necklace was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Eva Sardi Shragis, the daughter of Judith Sardi and granddaughter of Katalin Szönyi.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eva Sardi Shragis
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
Turquoise bead necklace purportedly made in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia. The necklace was given to Judith Sardi by her mother Katalin Szönyi. Katalin received it from a friend in Israel who told her that it was made in Theresienstadt. Katalin, her husband, and Judith survived imprisonment in multiple forced labor camps during the Holocaust.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Blue bead necklace on metal.
Genre
- Jewelry
- Object