Candelabra made in displaced persons camp

Identifier
irn8605
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.30.1.1
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Depth: 5.980 inches (15.189 cm)

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Paul Weber Jacobs was born in Atchison, Kansas, on September 23, 1909. He married Ruby Vandeveer on May 20, 1941, and their first son, Peter, was born on October 4, 1942. Paul obtained a masters degree in Social Work from the University of Chicago in 1937 and worked for a Missouri Synod Lutheran orphanage in Addison, Illinois, prior to being drafted into the United States Army at the end of 1942. He served in the Army until 1945, when he joined the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA.)

Archival History

The candelabra was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Tim Jacobs, the son of Paul Weber Jacobs.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Tim Jacobs

Scope and Content

This candelabra was made for Paul Weber Jacobs by a displaced person. It is believed that it was made in appreciation of Mr. Jacobs' work with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration where he taught English to displaced persons in the camps, probably by Baltic survivors.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Three holes for placement of candles.

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.