John and Gisela Marx Eden collection

Identifier: irn61342
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn61342

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 and 2014 by The George Washington University, which received them as a bequest from the Estate of John P. Eden.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a manicure set, stuffed koala bear, suitcase, wristwatch, two scrolls, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Gisela Marx and her family before the Holocaust in Dulken, Germany and during the Holocaust in England, and two candlesticks, a lapel pin, and photographs relating to the experiences of Hans Eibuschitz (John Eden) and his family before the Holocaust in Czechoslovakia and during the Holocaust in England.

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Wristwatch with red band and a red pouch taken by a German Jewish girl on a Kindertransport
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn149054
- English
- a: Height: 7.375 inches (18.733 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) b: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.017 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Wristwatch with a red band and a red cloth case brought by 14 year old Gisela Marx on a Kindertransport from Dulken, Germany, to Great Britain in August 1939. Gisela’s parents, Erna and Leopold, purchased the watch for Gisela’s journey. The Nazi regime, in power since 1933, persecuted the Jewish population. Leopold, a former diplomat and WWI veteran, and Erna, a member of a wealthy, landowning family, thought their status would protect them, but in 1939, they decided to send Gisela to safety. The friend paid to care for her never showed up, and she was sent to live with an Orthodox rabbi, a...
Prayer book
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn608346
- English
- 1950
- Updated 1 year ago
Commercially published miniature version of a Megillat, or Book of Esther, scroll with illustrations returned to Gisela Marx when she went back to Dülken, Germany, after the war. Gisela was sent to safety by her parents Edna and Leopold who placed her on a Kindertransport to England in August 1939. Erna and Leopold gave some of their religious items, including this scroll and a scroll of daily prayers (2013.476.10), and other valuables, such as jewelry, to a pastor in Dülken, to preserve them. He buried the materials in his cellar. The paster was later arrested and sent to a concentration c...
Parchment prayer scroll with cover buried then recovered postwar
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn608347
- English
- 1950
- a: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) b: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Miniature prayer scroll with a cardboard case returned to Gisela Marx when she went back to Dulken, Germany, after the war. Gisela, 14, was sent to safety by her parents Edna and Leopold who placed her on a Kindertransport to England in August 1939. Erna and Leopold gave some of their religious items, including this scroll and a scroll of daily prayers (2013.476.10), and other valuables, such as jewelry, to a pastor in Dulken, to preserve them. He buried the materials in his cellar. The paster was later arrested and sent to a concentration camp for preaching anti-Nazi sermons. With the help...
Bear, a stuffed koala bear, with modern covering, carried by a German Jewish girl on a Kindertransport
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn609624
- English
- a: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.477 cm) | Depth: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) b: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Stuffed koala bear named Bear, with cover knitted by Gisela in 2001, carried by Gisela Marx, 14, on a Kindertransport from Dulken, Germany, to Great Britain in August 1939. The Nazi regime, in power since 1933, persecuted the Jewish population. Leopold, a former diplomat and WWI veteran, and Erna, a member of a wealthy, landowning family, thought their status would protect them, but in 1939, they decided to send Gisela to safety. The friend paid to care for her never showed up, and she was sent to live with an Orthodox rabbi, and then to boarding school. In 1941, Gisela had to perform milit...
Gisela Eden papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn86677
- English
- 1939-1995
- box oversize boxes book enclosure 1 3 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The Gisela Eden papers consists of correspondence, restitution paperwork, a poesie book, a diary, and family photographs relating to the experiences of Gisela Eden (née Marx) who traveled to England from Germany on a Kindertransport. The correspondence includes letters and postcards written by family and friends in Germany to Gisela Marx while she was living in England, 1939-1957. The letters, largely written by her parents, Leopold and Erna Marx, and relatives are written in German. The restitution paperwork is directed to Gisela Eden and relates to the Marx family. The paperwork includes ...
Green painted aluminum trunk used by a German Jewish girl on a Kindertransport
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn90824
- English
- overall: Height: 9.625 inches (24.448 cm) | Width: 26.375 inches (66.993 cm) | Depth: 17.625 inches (44.768 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Green aluminum trunk used by 14 year old Gisela Marx on a Kindertransport from Dulken, Germany, to Great Britain in August 1939. Gisela’s parents, Erna and Leopold, purchased the trunk for her trip, hoping it would be more waterproof. The Nazi regime, in power in Germany since 1933, persecuted the Jewish population. Leopold, a former diplomat and WWI veteran, and Erna, a member of a wealthy, landowning family, thought their status would protect them, but in 1939, they decided to send Gisela to safety. The friend paid to care for her never showed up, and she was sent to live with an Orthodox...
Silver floral embossed candlestick acquired by a former Kindertransport refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn90825
- English
- 1855
- overall: Height: 9.125 inches (23.178 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm) | Depth: 4.875 inches (12.383 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Silver embossed candlestick, one of a pair, with 2013.476.4, owned by John Peter Eden (formerly Hans Eibuschitz), who escaped Czechoslovakia on a Kindertransport in 1939. The candlesticks were possibly brought to the United States before the war by John’s grandmother. After Germany invaded and annexed Czechoslovakia in March 1939, 12 year old Hans, and 9 year old brother Steven were sent to Great Britain on a Kindertransport. Hans was placed in private boarding schools. After graduation, he attended the London School of Economics to study actuarial science. In 1944 or 1945, he began trainin...
Silver floral embossed candlestick acquired by a former Kindertransport refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn90826
- English
- 1855
- overall: Height: 9.125 inches (23.178 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm) | Depth: 4.875 inches (12.383 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Silver embossed candlestick, one of a pair, with 2013.476.3, owned by John Peter Eden (formerly Hans Eibuschitz), who escaped Czechoslovakia on a Kindertransport in 1939. The candlesticks were possibly brought to the United States before the war by John’s grandmother and given to him later. After Germany invaded and annexed Czechoslovakia in March 1939, 12 year old Hans, and 9 year old brother Steven were sent to Great Britain on a Kindertransport. Hans was placed in private boarding schools. After graduation, he attended the London School of Economics to study actuarial science. In 1944 or...
Set of four manicure tools in a red case brought by a German Jewish girl on a Kindertransport
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn90827
- English
- a: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) b: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) c: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) d: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) e: Height: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm) | Width: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Cuticle cutters and pusher, a nail file, and manicure scissors in a fitted red leather case brought by 14 year old Gisela Marx on a Kindertransport from Dulken, Germany, to Great Britain in August 1939. Her parents Erna and Leopold purchased the manicure set for her to take on her journey. The Nazi regime, in power since 1933, persecuted the Jewish population. Leopold, a former diplomat and WWI veteran, and Erna, a member of a wealthy, landowning family, thought their status would protect them, but in 1939, they decided to send Gisela to safety. The friend paid to care for her never showed ...
Royal Air Force sweetheart's wings pin acquired by a Czech Jewish Kindertransport refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn90828
- English
- 1944-1945
- overall: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Sterling silver Royal Air Force sweetheart's wings pin acquired by 17 year old Hans Eibuschitz, a Jewish Czech refugee, while he was in training with the British Royal Air Force from about 1944 to 1945. A sweetheart pin was given to loved ones by soldiers, and were not issued by the RAF. After Germany invaded and annexed Czechoslovakia in March 1939, 12 year old Hans, and his 9 year old brother Steven were sent to Great Britain on a Kindertransport. Hans was placed in private boarding schools. After graduation, he attended the London School of Economics to study actuarial science. In 1944 o...