Hand carved cigarette case stamped with a Star of David

Identifier

irn14146

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

2001.299.1

Level of Description

Item

Languages

Hebrew
French

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn14146

Archival History

The cigarette case was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2001 by Peter Sharlitt.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Peter Sharlitt

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Cigarette box; hand carved image of leaf and pipe; "Minsk 1943"; Star of David patch with "Juif" stamped in center pasted at bottom of box; black ink inscriptions on the sides of the box: "Samuel Kimowitz"; "Ben Rav Ber" (son of Rabbi Ber); "Shlomo Yehuda."

Genre

Personal Equipment and Supplies
Object

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.