Drechsler and Kramer families collection

Identifier: irn627351
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn627351

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Agnes Rothkopf and Holly Rothkopf.

Scope and Content

Consists of correspondence, photographs, prayer book with inlaid cover, buckle, compact and 2 figures pertaining to the experiences of Clarisa (née Drechsler) Kramer, formerly of Trnava, Czechoslovakia and later of the United States. Clarisa immigrated to the United States in 1939 and remained in touch with her parents, Isidore and Anna, and siblings Andor, Bela, and Rose who remained in Europe throughout the Holocaust.

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Displaying items 1 to 7 of 7

Compact
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn699903
- English
- a: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 2.880 inches (7.315 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) b: Height: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm) | Width: 2.130 inches (5.41 cm) c: Height: 2.380 inches (6.045 cm) | Width: 2.380 inches (6.045 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Compact with eagle and inscription, "Slet 1938/Praha" with mirror and two pieces of cloth inside.
Book
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn699904
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Prayer book in Hebrew and German, with inlaid cover, published in 1894.
Belt buckle
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn699906
- English
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Rug
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn699909
- English
- overall: Height: 29.000 inches (73.66 cm) | Width: 42.500 inches (107.95 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Figure of a man holding a rifle
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn700067
- English
- overall: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Diameter: 2.130 inches (5.41 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Wooden figure of a man with a rifle and smoking a cigarette.
Figure of a man holding a pipe
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn700068
- English
- a: Height: 8.130 inches (20.65 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) b: Height: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Diameter: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Figure of a man holding a pipe, with detached base
Drechsler family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn709086
- English
- 1939-1941
- boxes oversize folders 2 2
- Updated 1 year ago
Correspondence, photographs, and immigration papers documenting the Holocaust-era experiences of the Drechsler family of Trnava (present day Slovakia). The bulk of the collection consists of wartime letters sent to Clara Drechsler (later Clara Kramer) in the United States from her parents Isidor and Anna Drechsler and siblings Andor, Rose, and Bela in Trnava and elsewhere in Europe. Also included is a small amount of immigration paperwork, recipes, and prewar family photographs. Biographical material consists of a small amount of financial records, handwritten recipes, and immigration paper...

Drechsler and Kramer families collection

Child Items

Compact

Book

Belt buckle

Rug

Figure of a man holding a rifle

Figure of a man holding a pipe

Drechsler family papers