Ansbacher family collection

Identifier: irn616248
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn616248

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 and in 2016 by Sigrid Jean Ansbacher Strauss.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a photograph album from Sweden, photographs, documents, correspondence, two Star of David badges, scrip, and a flake of mica from Theresienstadt, relating to the experiences of Sigrid Ansbacher and her family before, during, and after the Holocaust.

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Displaying items 1 to 20 of 36

Factory-printed Star of David badge printed with Jude, belonging to a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616253
- English
- overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Yellow, factory-printed Star of David badge stitched to a backing fabric by Selma Ansbacher and worn at all times by her daughter, Sigrid Ansbacher (later Strauss) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, between September 1, 1941 and September 17, 1942. She began wearing the star after the September 1, 1941 decree that all Jews in the Reich six years of age or older were required to wear a yellow star badge. The badge was sewn onto outer clothing and used to stigmatize and control the Jewish population following Hitler’s rise to power in 1933 and the passage of the Nuremberg Laws in 1935. Before the...
Factory-printed Star of David badge printed with Jude, belonging to a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616258
- English
- overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Yellow, factory-printed Star of David badge stitched to a backing fabric by Selma Ansbacher and worn at all times in public by a family member in Frankfurt am Main, Germany after a September 1, 1941 decree that all Jews in the Reich six years of age or older were required to wear a yellow star badge. The star was sewn onto outer clothing and contributed to the stigmatization and control of the Jewish population following Hitler’s rise to power in 1933 and the passage of the Nuremberg Laws in 1935. Before the war, Selma’s husband, Ludwig, owned a fabric store in the small town of Dinkelsbühl...
Flake of mica collected from Theresienstadt by a German Jewish factory worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616259
- English
- overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Thin flake of mica collected by Selma Ansbacher from the mica separation facility at Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, in German-occupied Czechoslovakia, where she was forced to work between fall 1942 and May 1945. During four 8-hour shifts, 250 women worked at a time at long tables and used specially designed flat knives to split the stone into paper-thin sheets for various industrial applications. In September 1942, Selma, her husband, Ludwig, and her daughter, Sigrid, were deported from Frankfurt, Germany to Theresienstadt. Initially, Selma worked as a group leader in the kitchen, peelin...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 1 krone note, belonging to a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616260
- English
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 1 krone, distributed to Selma Ansbacher and her family in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia between May 1943 and May 1945. At Theresienstadt, currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. Before the war, Selma’s husband, Ludwig Ansbacher, owned a fabric store in the small town of Dinkelsbühl, Germany. In 1937 they moved to Frankfurt. They sent their oldest son Manfred to an agricultural school near Hanover and he immigrated to Australia by 1939. In May 1942, their son Heinz was deported ...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 1 krone note, belonging to a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616261
- English
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 1 krone, distributed to Selma Ansbacher and her family in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia between May 1943 and May 1945. At Theresienstadt, currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. Before the war, Selma’s husband, Ludwig Ansbacher, owned a fabric store in the small town of Dinkelsbühl, Germany. In 1937 they moved to Frankfurt. They sent their oldest son Manfred to an agricultural school near Hanover and he immigrated to Australia by 1939. In May 1942, their son Heinz was deported ...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 1 krone note, belonging to a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616262
- English
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 1 krone, distributed to Selma Ansbacher and her family in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia between May 1943 and May 1945. At Theresienstadt, currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. Before the war, Selma’s husband, Ludwig Ansbacher, owned a fabric store in the small town of Dinkelsbühl, Germany. In 1937 they moved to Frankfurt. They sent their oldest son Manfred to an agricultural school near Hanover and he immigrated to Australia by 1939. In May 1942, their son Heinz was deported ...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 1 krone note, belonging to a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616263
- English
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 1 krone, distributed to Selma Ansbacher and her family in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia between May 1943 and May 1945. At Theresienstadt, currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. Before the war, Selma’s husband, Ludwig Ansbacher, owned a fabric store in the small town of Dinkelsbühl, Germany. In 1937 they moved to Frankfurt. They sent their oldest son Manfred to an agricultural school near Hanover and he immigrated to Australia by 1939. In May 1942, their son Heinz was deported ...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 1 krone note, belonging to a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616264
- English
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 1 krone, distributed to Selma Ansbacher and her family in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia between May 1943 and May 1945. At Theresienstadt, currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. Before the war, Selma’s husband, Ludwig Ansbacher, owned a fabric store in the small town of Dinkelsbühl, Germany. In 1937 they moved to Frankfurt. They sent their oldest son Manfred to an agricultural school near Hanover and he immigrated to Australia by 1939. In May 1942, their son Heinz was deported ...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note, belonging to a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616265
- English
- overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 2 kronen, distributed to Selma Ansbacher and her family in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia between May 1943 and May 1945. At Theresienstadt, currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. Before the war, Selma’s husband, Ludwig Ansbacher, owned a fabric store in the small town of Dinkelsbühl, Germany. In 1937 they moved to Frankfurt. They sent their oldest son Manfred to an agricultural school near Hanover and he immigrated to Australia by 1939. In May 1942, their son Heinz was deported...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note, belonging to a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616266
- English
- overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 2 kronen, distributed to Selma Ansbacher and her family in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia between May 1943 and May 1945. At Theresienstadt, currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. Before the war, Selma’s husband, Ludwig Ansbacher, owned a fabric store in the small town of Dinkelsbühl, Germany. In 1937 they moved to Frankfurt. They sent their oldest son Manfred to an agricultural school near Hanover and he immigrated to Australia by 1939. In May 1942, their son Heinz was deported...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note, belonging to a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616267
- English
- overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 2 kronen, distributed to Selma Ansbacher and her family in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia between May 1943 and May 1945. At Theresienstadt, currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. Before the war, Selma’s husband, Ludwig Ansbacher, owned a fabric store in the small town of Dinkelsbühl, Germany. In 1937 they moved to Frankfurt. They sent their oldest son Manfred to an agricultural school near Hanover and he immigrated to Australia by 1939. In May 1942, their son Heinz was deported...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note, belonging to a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616268
- English
- overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 2 kronen, distributed to Selma Ansbacher and her family in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia between May 1943 and May 1945. At Theresienstadt, currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. Before the war, Selma’s husband, Ludwig Ansbacher, owned a fabric store in the small town of Dinkelsbühl, Germany. In 1937 they moved to Frankfurt. They sent their oldest son Manfred to an agricultural school near Hanover and he immigrated to Australia by 1939. In May 1942, their son Heinz was deported...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note, belonging to a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616269
- English
- overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 2 kronen, distributed to Selma Ansbacher and her family in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia between May 1943 and May 1945. At Theresienstadt, currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. Before the war, Selma’s husband, Ludwig Ansbacher, owned a fabric store in the small town of Dinkelsbühl, Germany. In 1937 they moved to Frankfurt. They sent their oldest son Manfred to an agricultural school near Hanover and he immigrated to Australia by 1939. In May 1942, their son Heinz was deported...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note, belonging to a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616270
- English
- overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.748 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 5 kronen, distributed to Selma Ansbacher and her family in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia between May 1943 and May 1945. At Theresienstadt, currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. Before the war, Selma’s husband, Ludwig Ansbacher, owned a fabric store in the small town of Dinkelsbühl, Germany. In 1937 they moved to Frankfurt. They sent their oldest son Manfred to an agricultural school near Hanover and he immigrated to Australia by 1939. In May 1942, their son Heinz was deported...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note, belonging to a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616271
- English
- overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.748 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 5 kronen, distributed to Selma Ansbacher and her family in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia between May 1943 and May 1945. At Theresienstadt, currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. Before the war, Selma’s husband, Ludwig Ansbacher, owned a fabric store in the small town of Dinkelsbühl, Germany. In 1937 they moved to Frankfurt. They sent their oldest son Manfred to an agricultural school near Hanover and he immigrated to Australia by 1939. In May 1942, their son Heinz was deported...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note, belonging to a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616272
- English
- overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.748 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 5 kronen, distributed to Selma Ansbacher and her family in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia between May 1943 and May 1945. At Theresienstadt, currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. Before the war, Selma’s husband, Ludwig Ansbacher, owned a fabric store in the small town of Dinkelsbühl, Germany. In 1937 they moved to Frankfurt. They sent their oldest son Manfred to an agricultural school near Hanover and he immigrated to Australia by 1939. In May 1942, their son Heinz was deported...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note, belonging to a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616273
- English
- overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.748 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 5 kronen, distributed to Selma Ansbacher and her family in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia between May 1943 and May 1945. At Theresienstadt, currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. Before the war, Selma’s husband, Ludwig Ansbacher, owned a fabric store in the small town of Dinkelsbühl, Germany. In 1937 they moved to Frankfurt. They sent their oldest son Manfred to an agricultural school near Hanover and he immigrated to Australia by 1939. In May 1942, their son Heinz was deported...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note, belonging to a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616274
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 4.875 inches (12.383 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 10 kronen, distributed to Selma Ansbacher and her family in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia between May 1943 and May 1945. At Theresienstadt, currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. Before the war, Selma’s husband, Ludwig Ansbacher, owned a fabric store in the small town of Dinkelsbühl, Germany. In 1937 they moved to Frankfurt. They sent their oldest son Manfred to an agricultural school near Hanover and he immigrated to Australia by 1939. In May 1942, their son Heinz was deporte...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note, belonging to a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616275
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 4.875 inches (12.383 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 10 kronen, distributed to Selma Ansbacher and her family in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia between May 1943 and May 1945. At Theresienstadt, currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. Before the war, Selma’s husband, Ludwig Ansbacher, owned a fabric store in the small town of Dinkelsbühl, Germany. In 1937 they moved to Frankfurt. They sent their oldest son Manfred to an agricultural school near Hanover and he immigrated to Australia by 1939. In May 1942, their son Heinz was deporte...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note, belonging to a German Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616276
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 4.875 inches (12.383 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip, valued at 10 kronen, distributed to Selma Ansbacher and her family in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia between May 1943 and May 1945. At Theresienstadt, currency was confiscated from inmates and replaced with scrip, which could only be used in the camp. Before the war, Selma’s husband, Ludwig Ansbacher, owned a fabric store in the small town of Dinkelsbühl, Germany. In 1937 they moved to Frankfurt. They sent their oldest son Manfred to an agricultural school near Hanover and he immigrated to Australia by 1939. In May 1942, their son Heinz was deporte...