Sietsema and Zomer families collection

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Woven box with cloth lining
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn709562
- English
- 1942-1944
- overall: Height: 5.512 inches (14 cm) | Width: 5.512 inches (14 cm) | Depth: 2.362 inches (5.999 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Woven box with cloth lining, one of ten woven "trinkets" made at Liebenau by Pieterdina and her daughters Katherine and Henrietta: box, 2 napkin rings, 2 round pins, 1 bar pin, 2 hat pins, 1 hat and 1 cluster of flowers. Pieterdina and her children moved from Oregon back to the Netherlands after her husband passed away. Although the family was not Jewish, Pieterdina and her daughters were incarcerated as American citizens in Liebenau. In 1944, they were part of a prisoner exchange for German POWs and the family returned to the United States on March 15, 1944.
Woven napkin ring
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn709563
- English
- 1942-1944
- overall: Height: 0.787 inches (1.999 cm) | Width: 2.362 inches (5.999 cm) | Diameter: 0.689 inches (1.75 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Napkin ring, one of ten woven "trinkets" made at Liebenau by Pieterdina and her daughters Katherine and Henrietta: box, 2 napkin rings, 2 round pins, 1 bar pin, 2 hat pins, 1 hat and 1 cluster of flowers. Pieterdina and her children moved from Oregon back to the Netherlands after her husband passed away. Although the family was not Jewish, Pieterdina and her daughters were incarcerated as American citizens in Liebenau. In 1944, they were part of a prisoner exchange for German POWs and the family returned to the United States on March 15, 1944.
Sietsema family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn709565
- English
- 1943-1944
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
The collection consists of two letters regarding the imprisonment of Pieterdina Sietsema and her daughters Katherine and Henrietta, all three American citizens, in Liebenau internment camp from 1942-1944. The first is a personal letter sent from Liebenau from Katherine to her brother Gerrit in California on 8 July 1943. The second letter was sent to Pieterdina from the United States Department of State regarding promissory notes issued to cover repatriation costs for her and her daughters to return to the United States aboard the MS Gripsolm on 7 March 1944.
Woven napkin ring
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn714044
- English
- 1942-1944
- overall: Height: 0.787 inches (1.999 cm) | Width: 2.362 inches (5.999 cm) | Diameter: 0.689 inches (1.75 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Napkin ring, one of ten woven "trinkets" made at Liebenau by Pieterdina and her daughters Katherine and Henrietta: box, 2 napkin rings, 2 round pins, 1 bar pin, 2 hat pins, 1 hat and 1 cluster of flowers. Pieterdina and her children moved from Oregon back to the Netherlands after her husband passed away. Although the family was not Jewish, Pieterdina and her daughters were incarcerated as American citizens in Liebenau. In 1944, they were part of a prisoner exchange for German POWs and the family returned to the United States on March 15, 1944.
Woven pin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn714045
- English
- 1942-1944
- overall: Height: 0.591 inches (1.501 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Diameter: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Round woven pin, one of ten woven "trinkets" made at Liebenau by Pieterdina and her daughters Katherine and Henrietta: box, 2 napkin rings, 2 round pins, 1 bar pin, 2 hat pins, 1 hat and 1 cluster of flowers. Pieterdina and her children moved from Oregon back to the Netherlands after her husband passed away. Although the family was not Jewish, Pieterdina and her daughters were incarcerated as American citizens in Liebenau. In 1944, they were part of a prisoner exchange for German POWs and the family returned to the United States on March 15, 1944.
Woven hat pin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn714046
- English
- 1942-1944
- overall: Height: 1.575 inches (4 cm) | Width: 1.575 inches (4 cm) | Depth: 0.689 inches (1.75 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Hatpin, one of ten woven "trinkets" made at Liebenau by Pieterdina and her daughters Katherine and Henrietta: box, 2 napkin rings, 2 round pins, 1 bar pin, 2 hat pins, 1 hat and 1 cluster of flowers. Pieterdina and her children moved from Oregon back to the Netherlands after her husband passed away. Although the family was not Jewish, Pieterdina and her daughters were incarcerated as American citizens in Liebenau. In 1944, they were part of a prisoner exchange for German POWs and the family returned to the United States on March 15, 1944.
Woven hatpin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn714047
- English
- 1942-1944
- overall: Height: 1.181 inches (3 cm) | Width: 1.378 inches (3.5 cm) | Depth: 0.394 inches (1.001 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Hatpin, one of ten woven "trinkets" made at Liebenau by Pieterdina and her daughters Katherine and Henrietta: box, 2 napkin rings, 2 round pins, 1 bar pin, 2 hat pins, 1 hat and 1 cluster of flowers. Pieterdina and her children moved from Oregon back to the Netherlands after her husband passed away. Although the family was not Jewish, Pieterdina and her daughters were incarcerated as American citizens in Liebenau. In 1944, they were part of a prisoner exchange for German POWs and the family returned to the United States on March 15, 1944.
Woven miniature hat
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn714048
- English
- 1942-1944
- overall: Height: 0.394 inches (1.001 cm) | Diameter: 1.476 inches (3.749 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Woven miniature hat, one of ten woven "trinkets" made at Liebenau by Pieterdina and her daughters Katherine and Henrietta: box, 2 napkin rings, 2 round pins, 1 bar pin, 2 hat pins, 1 hat and 1 cluster of flowers. Pieterdina and her children moved from Oregon back to the Netherlands after her husband passed away. Although the family was not Jewish, Pieterdina and her daughters were incarcerated as American citizens in Liebenau. In 1944, they were part of a prisoner exchange for German POWs and the family returned to the United States on March 15, 1944.
Woven pin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn714049
- English
- 1942-1944
- Height: 0.197 inches (0.5 cm) | Diameter: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Pin, one of ten woven "trinkets" made at Liebenau by Pieterdina and her daughters Katherine and Henrietta: box, 2 napkin rings, 2 round pins, 1 bar pin, 2 hat pins, 1 hat and 1 cluster of flowers. Pieterdina and her children moved from Oregon back to the Netherlands after her husband passed away. Although the family was not Jewish, Pieterdina and her daughters were incarcerated as American citizens in Liebenau. In 1944, they were part of a prisoner exchange for German POWs and the family returned to the United States on March 15, 1944.
Woven bar pin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn714050
- English
- 1942-1944
- Height: 0.197 inches (0.5 cm) | Width: 0.787 inches (1.999 cm) | Depth: 1.969 inches (5.001 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Pin, one of ten woven "trinkets" made at Liebenau by Pieterdina and her daughters Katherine and Henrietta: box, 2 napkin rings, 2 round pins, 1 bar pin, 2 hat pins, 1 hat and 1 cluster of flowers. Pieterdina and her children moved from Oregon back to the Netherlands after her husband passed away. Although the family was not Jewish, Pieterdina and her daughters were incarcerated as American citizens in Liebenau. In 1944, they were part of a prisoner exchange for German POWs and the family returned to the United States on March 15, 1944.
Cluster of flowers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn714051
- English
- 1942-1944
- overall: Height: 3.937 inches (10 cm) | Width: 3.937 inches (10 cm) | Depth: 0.591 inches (1.501 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Cluster of flowers made of natural fibers, yarn and metal, one of ten "trinkets" made at Liebenau by Pieterdina and her daughters Katherine and Henrietta: box, 2 napkin rings, 2 round pins, 1 bar pin, 2 hat pins, 1 hat and 1 cluster of flowers. Pieterdina and her children moved from Oregon back to the Netherlands after her husband passed away. Although the family was not Jewish, Pieterdina and her daughters were incarcerated as American citizens in Liebenau. In 1944, they were part of a prisoner exchange for German POWs and the family returned to the United States on March 15, 1944.
Ribbon pin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn714052
- English
- overall: Height: 2.362 inches (5.999 cm) | Width: 3.543 inches (8.999 cm) | Depth: 0.197 inches (0.5 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Patriotic ribbon pin, worn by Hilda Zomer after Holland was liberated.