Schulmuseum Berlin collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn521572
• English
• 1940-1944
• folder 1
• Updated 7 months ago

The collection consists of school-related items including a schoolbag, a blackboard, three pencils, and documents from Germany.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn521575
• English
• overall: Height: 10.250 inches (26.035 cm) | Width: 13.375 inches (33.973 cm) | Depth: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Leather tornister schoolbag used by a student in Germany during and before the Holocaust. Tornister bags originated in the German military during the 17th century, and were traditionally made out of leather or canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Later, German schoolchildren began using the bags to carry their books and school materials. After Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi authorities passed new laws that dictated who could teach and be educated in the German school system. Quotas restricting the number of Jewish students who could attend public schools...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn521576
• English
• overall: Height: 7.375 inches (18.733 cm) | Width: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Wood-framed slate blackboard used by a student in Germany before and during the Holocaust. Slate blackboards were made from thin sheets of slate stone and were used to complete schoolwork before the widespread use of paper. Students originally wrote with slate pencils, made from softer stone, but later switched to soft chalk. After Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi authorities passed new laws that dictated who could teach and be educated in the German school system. Quotas restricting the number of Jewish students who could attend public schools were establi...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn521577
• English
• 1934-1935
• a: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 9.125 inches (23.178 cm) | Depth: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) b: Height: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Width: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Depth: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Wooden pencil holder used by a student in Germany during the Holocaust. After Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi authorities passed new laws that dictated who could teach and be educated in the German school system. Quotas restricting the number of Jewish students who could attend public schools were established. Under the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service Act, Jewish teachers or ones considered “politically unreliable” were purged from schools, and Nazi Party membership was compulsory for all remaining teachers. At the entrance to school, student...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn521578
• English
• 1940-1944
• overall: Height: 6.375 inches (16.192 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Slate pencil used by a student in Germany before and during the Holocaust. Slate pencils were used by students to write on slate blackboards, or slates, which were made from thin sheets of stone. The slate pencils were made from a softer stone. After Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi authorities passed new laws that dictated who could teach and be educated in the German school system. Quotas restricting the number of Jewish students who could attend public schools were established. Under the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service Act, Jewish teachers ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn521579
• English
• overall: Height: 6.375 inches (16.192 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Slate pencil used by a student in Germany before and during the Holocaust. Slate pencils were used by students to write on slate blackboards, or slates, which were made from thin sheets of stone. The slate pencils were made from a softer stone. After Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi authorities passed new laws that dictated who could teach and be educated in the German school system. Quotas restricting the number of Jewish students who could attend public schools were established. Under the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service Act, Jewish teachers ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn521580
• English
• overall: Height: 6.375 inches (16.192 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Slate pencil used by a student in Germany before and during the Holocaust. Slate pencils were used by students to write on slate blackboards, or slates, which were made from thin sheets of stone. The slate pencils were made from a softer stone. After Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi authorities passed new laws that dictated who could teach and be educated in the German school system. Quotas restricting the number of Jewish students who could attend public schools were established. Under the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service Act, Jewish teachers ...