Dr. Henry Kupfer family collection

Identifier: irn627160
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn627160

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Rosemarie Russi Howe, the niece of Dr. Henry Kupfer.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a child's coat and matching hat purchased by Dr. Henry Kupfer, for his daughter, during his service in the Soviet Army during World War II.

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Child’s coat purchased by Dr. Henry Kupfer for his daughter, Tamara Kupferblum
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn634490
- English
- 1939-1945
- overall: Height: 26.500 inches (67.31 cm) | Width: 15.500 inches (39.37 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Child's winter coat purchased by Dr. Chil Kupferblum (later Henry Kupfer), for his daughter, Tamara, while serving in the Soviet Army as a surgeon during World War II (1939-1945). In 1935, Chil received his M.D. from Karlova University in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). He married Lora Shapira, and in 1938, their daughter Tamara was born. Chil’s sister, Fela, married chemist Antek Kupferblum (later Anthony Kuper), and they later settled in Warsaw. His other sister, Gertrude, married his friend, Dr. Simon Russi, and the couple immigrated to the United States. Chil was an attendi...
Child’s hat purchased by Dr. Henry Kupfer for his daughter, Tamara Kupferblum
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn634491
- English
- 1939-1945
- overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Diameter: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Child's winter hat purchased by Dr. Chil Kupferblum (later Henry Kupfer), for his daughter, Tamara Kupferblum, while serving in the Soviet Army as a surgeon during World War II (1939-1945). In 1935, Chil received his M.D. from Karlova University in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). He married Lora Shapira, and in 1938, their daughter Tamara was born. Chil’s sister, Fela, married chemist Antek Kupferblum (later Anthony Kuper), and they later settled in Warsaw. His other sister, Gertrude, married his friend, Dr. Simon Russi, and the couple immigrated to the United States. Chil was ...

Dr. Henry Kupfer family collection

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Child’s coat purchased by Dr. Henry Kupfer for his daughter, Tamara Kupferblum

Child’s hat purchased by Dr. Henry Kupfer for his daughter, Tamara Kupferblum