Mark Talisman collection

Identifier: irn712620
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn712620

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Jill Talisman, the widow of Mark Talisman.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of documents, framed art, wood and cloth model, identification cards, correspondence, ration cards, stamps issued or used in the Theresienstadt concentration camp in the Czech Republic. Compilation of multiple victims interned in Theresienstadt illustrated within documents. Documents also include “Tagesbefehl” or Daily Bulletin from the Theresienstadt Council of Elders which details daily happenings in the ghetto and includes transports, postal service, regulations, “ghetto-court” judgements. Also included are three pieces of artwork created in Theresienstadt, one a woodcut possibly created by survivor Jiri Lauscher. Miniature model of barrack interior of Theresienstadt created by Jiri Lauscher.

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Mark Talisman papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn712902
- English
- folders 4
- Updated 7 months ago
Documents, identification cards, correspondence, ration cards, stamps issued or used in the Theresienstadt concentration camp in the Czech Republic. Compilation of multiple victims interned in Theresienstadt illustrated within documents. Documents also include “Tagesbefehl” or Daily Bulletin from the Theresienstadt Council of Elders which details daily happenings in the ghetto and includes transports, postal service, regulations, and “ghetto-court” judgements.
Woodcut
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn713528
- English
- overall: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Depth: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Woodcut created in Theresienstadt, possibly by survivor Jiri Lauscher. The woodcut is dated 1943.
Watercolor created in Theresienstadt
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn713530
- English
- overall: Height: 5.880 inches (14.935 cm) | Width: 8.630 inches (21.92 cm) | Depth: 0.140 inches (0.356 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Watercolor, dated 1944.
Ink drawing created in Theresienstadt
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn713531
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Width: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Depth: 0.140 inches (0.356 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Ink drawing, dated 1944.
Miniature model of Theresienstadt barracks interior
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn713532
- English
- a: Height: 3.380 inches (8.585 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Depth: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm) b: Height: 1.630 inches (4.14 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Depth: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) c: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 1.130 inches (2.87 cm) d: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm) | Depth: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm) e: Height: 1.630 inches (4.14 cm) | Width: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm) | Depth: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm) f: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 2.130 inches (5.41 cm) | Depth: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm) g: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) h: Height: 1.630 inches (4.14 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 1.130 inches (2.87 cm) i: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm) j: Height: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) k: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) l: Height: 5.130 inches (13.03 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) m: Height: 6.750 inches (17.145 cm) | Width: 3.130 inches (7.95 cm) n: Height: 6.880 inches (17.475 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) o: Height: 6.630 inches (16.84 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) p: Height: 6.750 inches (17.145 cm) | Width: 3.130 inches (7.95 cm) q: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) r: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) s: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) t: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) u: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) v: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) w: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) x: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) y: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) z: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) aa: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) ab: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) ac: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) ad: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) ae: Height: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm) | Diameter: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) af: Height: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm) | Diameter: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) ag: Height: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm) | Diameter: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm) ah: Height: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm) | Diameter: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm) Height: 0.130 inches (0.33 cm) | Diameter: 1.130 inches (2.87 cm) Diameter: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) ak: Height: 0.130 inches (0.33 cm) | Diameter: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) Height: 0.130 inches (0.33 cm) | Diameter: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) Height: 0.130 inches (0.33 cm) | Diameter: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) Height: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Width: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm) | Depth: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Miniature model created by survivor Jiri Lauscher.

Mark Talisman collection

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Mark Talisman papers

Woodcut

Watercolor created in Theresienstadt

Ink drawing created in Theresienstadt

Miniature model of Theresienstadt barracks interior