Zdenka Steiner Novak family collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn713587
• English
• oversize box 1
• Updated 7 months ago

The papers consist of a photo album, translations, sketches, an ethical will, and documents. The papers are part of a collection documenting Zdenka Steiner Novak and the Steiner family's experiences in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Zagreb, Croatia) before, during, and after World War II.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn714651
• English
• 1943-1945
• overall: Height: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Width: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Depth: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Small, wicker suitcase carried by Zdenka Steiner (later Novak) while with a partisan group between 1943 and 1945. The suitcase is part of a collection documenting Zdenka Steiner Novak and the Steiner family's experiences in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Zagreb, Croatia) before, during, and after World War II. Zdenka and her first husband, who perished, were arrested and told they would be sent to a forced labor camp. Zdenka was released due to family connections, lived in hiding for a time, and then joined the partisans. Her parents, Lavoslav and Elsa, and sister, Mira, were arrested and killed i...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn714652
• English
• 1934
• overall: Height: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Depth: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Rolleiflex camera given to Zdenka Steiner (later Novak) for her 15th birthday in 1934. The camera is part of a collection documenting Zdenka Steiner Novak and the Steiner family's experiences in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Zagreb, Croatia) before, during, and after World War II. Zdenka and her first husband, who perished, were arrested and told they would be sent to a forced labor camp. Zdenka was released due to family connections, lived in hiding for a time, and then joined the partisans. Her parents, Lavoslav and Elsa, and sister, Mira, were arrested and killed in Jasenovac and Pag concentra...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn735901
• English
• boxes 2
• Updated 7 months ago

The papers consist of Oskar Haas' photo album, Elsa Steiner's cookbook, and Zdenka's memoir, "Story of My Life," her school records, documents, correspondence, photographs, and identification documents. The papers are part of a collection documenting Zdenka Steiner Novak and the Steiner family's experiences in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Zagreb, Croatia) before, during, and after World War II.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn735904
• English
• overall: Height: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Piece of barbed wire from Pag concentration camp in Croatia where Zdenka Steiner’s (later Novak) mother and sister were killed during the Holocaust. The stone is part of a collection documenting Zdenka Steiner Novak and the Steiner family's experiences in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Zagreb, Croatia) before, during, and after World War II. Zdenka and her first husband, who perished, were arrested and told they would be sent to a forced labor camp. Zdenka was released due to family connections, lived in hiding for a time, and then joined the partisans. Her parents, Lavoslav and Elsa, and sister, ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn735905
• English
• overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Depth: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Piece of stone from Pag concentration camp in Croatia where Zdenka Steiner’s (later Novak) mother and sister were killed during the Holocaust. The stone is part of a collection documenting Zdenka Steiner Novak and the Steiner family's experiences in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Zagreb, Croatia) before, during, and after World War II. Zdenka and her first husband, who perished, were arrested and told they would be sent to a forced labor camp. Zdenka was released due to family connections, lived in hiding for a time, and then joined the partisans. Her parents, Lavoslav and Elsa, and sister, Mira, ...