Adler and Houska families collection

Identifier: irn564555
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn564555

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Jaromir V. Houska

Scope and Content

Fur coat entrusted to the Houska family by Jewish friends Richard, Elsa and Hanus Adler prior to their deportation. The Adlers were deported to the Łódź ghetto and murdered in Chelmno. Also donated is a contemporary photograph of Mr. Houska and a period wedding photograph.

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Adler and Houska families photographs
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn564908
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Contains a contemporary photograph of Mr. Houska, and a Holocaust-era wedding photograph.
Fur coat
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn564910
- English
- overall: Height: 43.500 inches (110.49 cm) | Width: 38.000 inches (96.52 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Fur coat entrusted to the Houska family by Jewish friends Richard, Elsa and Hanus Adler prior to their deportation. The Adlers were deported to the Łódź ghetto and murdered in Chelmno.

Adler and Houska families collection

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Adler and Houska families photographs

Fur coat