Max Amichai Heppner family collection

Identifier: irn82553
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn82553

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990, 1991, and 1997 by Max Amichai Heppner.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of artifacts, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Max Amichai Heppner and his family before the Holocaust in Germany, before and during the Holocaust in Germany and the Netherlands, when Max and his parents, Dr. Albert and Irene Heppner, lived in hiding, and after the Holocaust in the Netherlands and the United States. Object include 5 handmade maps, 10 printed maps, 2 Voice-O-Graphs, blanket, book, handbell, handkerchief, knife, leather wallet, mechanical pencil, ordnance box, rucksack, sewing basket, shaving kit, sketchbook, star of David badge, storage trunk, and a wooden bench.

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Displaying items 1 to 20 of 38

Document
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn23051
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Document
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn23052
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Knife taken from a German soldier and acquired by a German Jewish family in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3704
- English
- overall: Height: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Width: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm) | Depth: 0.120 inches (0.305 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Metal knife taken from a German soldier and acquired by a member of Max Heppner’s family in 1944. Max was living with his German parents, Albert and Irene, in Amsterdam, when Germany occupied the Netherlands in May 1940. The new civil administration run by the SS gradually tightened control on the residents, and required Jews to register their business assets. Albert’s work permit was rescinded in 1940, but he continued dealing illegally on a small scale. In 1942, the authorities raided their home for valuables on multiple occasions, and began rounding up Jews for deportation in the summer....
Carved upright wooden bench owned by Jakob Krämer and the Heppner family
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3705
- English
- overall: Height: 50.000 inches (127 cm) | Width: 62.500 inches (158.75 cm) | Depth: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Large, handcrafted wooden bench with storage space made in 1911, in Munich Germany, and owned by Irene Heppner’s father, Jakob Krämer. The bench was brought with the family when they fled to Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1933. It was occasionally used as a hiding place during the Nazi occupation, and was one of the few things remaining in their apartment after the war. Irene and Albert Heppner fled Berlin, Germany, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, after Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. Albert reestablished his art dealership, and their son, Max, was born later tha...
Factory-printed Star of David badge printed with Jood, belonging to a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3706
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Factory-printed Star of David badge worn by a member of Max Heppner’s family in Amsterdam, Netherlands, after the occupying Nazi administration mandated them on April 28,1942. Max was living with his German parents, Albert and Irene, in Amsterdam, when Germany occupied the Netherlands in May 1940. The new civil administration run by the SS gradually tightened control on the residents, and required Jews to register their business assets. Albert’s work permit was rescinded in 1940, but he continued dealing illegally on a small scale. In 1942, the authorities raided their home for valuables on...
Storage trunk owned by a German Jewish family in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3707
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Storage trunk used by the Heppner family to haul possessions in Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States. Albert and Irene Heppner fled Berlin, Germany to Amsterdam, Netherlands, after Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. Albert reestablished his art dealership, and their son, Max, was born later that year. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands, and established a civilian administration run largely by the SS. The occupying administration gradually tightened control on the residents, and required Jews to register their business assets. Albert’s...
British ordnance box given to a German Jewish family in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3708
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Metal ordnance box gifted to the Heppner family by Scottish soldier, Charlie Fraser, following the September 1944 liberation of the southern Netherlands. Eleven-year-old Max Heppner became a mascot for the British soldiers that occupied the area near the farm where he had been in hiding. Max wanted an ammunition box that he could use as a lunchbox, but translation miscommunication led Charlie to bring him one that had contained much larger shells. The family used it to store possessions instead. Max was living with his German parents, Albert and Irene, in Amsterdam, when Germany occupied th...
Blanket owned by a German Jewish woman fleeing Germany
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3709
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Travel blanket used by Irene Heppner while emigrating from Berlin, Germany, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, in June 1933. She sewed money into the blanket and brought it with her on the train. Irene and her husband, Albert, fled Berlin after Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. Albert reestablished his art dealership, and their son, Max, was born later that year. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands, and established a civilian administration run largely by the SS. The occupying administration gradually tightened control on the residents, and required Jew...
Rucksack used by a German Jewish family going into hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3710
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Rucksack used by a member of the Heppner family while fleeing from Amsterdam and in hiding in the southern Netherlands, from August 1942 until summer 1945. Six-year-old Max Heppner was living with his German parents, Albert and Irene, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, when Nazi Germany invaded in May 1940. The occupying administration gradually tightened control on the residents, and required Jews to register their business assets. Albert’s work permit was rescinded in 1940, but he continued dealing illegally on a small scale. In 1942, the authorities raided their home for valuables on multiple oc...
Moustache brush owned by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3711
- English
- overall: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Depth: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Silver moustache brush used by Albert Heppner’s father in Germany during the early 20th century. It was likely among the possessions that Albert brought with him when his family went into hiding in the Netherlands in August 1942. Albert and Irene Heppner fled Berlin, Germany, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, after Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. Albert reestablished his art dealership, and their son, Max, was born later that year. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands, and established a civilian administration run largely by the SS. The occupying admi...
Shaving brush used by a German Jewish refugee in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3712
- English
- overall: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shaving brush used by Albert Heppner while in hiding in the Netherlands, in August 1942. Albert and his wife, Irene, fled Berlin, Germany, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, after Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. Albert reestablished his art dealership, and their son, Max, was born later that year. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands, and established a civilian administration run largely by the SS. The occupying administration gradually tightened control on the residents, and required Jews to register their business assets. Albert’s work permit was res...
Razor used by a German Jewish man in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3713
- English
- overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 0.980 inches (2.489 cm) | Depth: 1.730 inches (4.394 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shaving razor used by Albert Heppner while in hiding in the Netherlands, in August 1942. Albert and Irene Heppner fled Berlin, Germany, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, after Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. Albert reestablished his art dealership, and their son, Max, was born later that year. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands, and established a civilian administration run largely by the SS. The occupying administration gradually tightened control on the residents, and required Jews to register their business assets. Albert’s work permit was rescin...
Quartz whetstone used by a German Jewish man in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3714
- English
- overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm) | Depth: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Quartz whetstone used by Albert Heppner while in hiding in the Netherlands, in August 1942. Albert and Irene Heppner fled Berlin, Germany, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, after Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. Albert reestablished his art dealership, and their son, Max, was born later that year. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands, and established a civilian administration run largely by the SS. The occupying administration gradually tightened control on the residents, and required Jews to register their business assets. Albert’s work permit was res...
Mechanical pencil used by a German Jewish man in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3715
- English
- overall: Height: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Width: 0.390 inches (0.991 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Mechanical pencil used by Albert Heppner while in hiding in the Netherlands, in August 1942. Albert and Irene Heppner fled Berlin, Germany, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, after Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. Albert reestablished his art dealership, and their son, Max, was born later that year. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands, and established a civilian administration run largely by the SS. The occupying administration gradually tightened control on the residents, and required Jews to register their business assets. Albert’s work permit was re...
Black leather wallet used by a German Jewish man in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3716
- English
- overall: Height: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Black leather wallet used by Albert Heppner while in hiding in the Netherlands, in August 1942. Albert and Irene Heppner fled Berlin, Germany, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, after Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. Albert reestablished his art dealership, and their son, Max, was born later that year. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands, and established a civilian administration run largely by the SS. The occupying administration gradually tightened control on the residents, and required Jews to register their business assets. Albert’s work permit was...
Handbell
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5075
- English
- overall: | Diameter: 5.510 inches (13.995 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Created by Max Heppner (donor) for Irene Heppner (donor's mother), March 1945.
Sewing basket made while in hiding in the Netherlands
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5076
- English
- Height: 7.520 inches (19.101 cm) | Width: 7.760 inches (19.71 cm) | Depth: 2.760 inches (7.01 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Basket and accessories made by Amichai (Max) Heppner from weeds and reeds found on a farm while in hiding in North Brabant, the Netherlands, circa 1943.
Sketchbook
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5091
- English
- overall: Height: 5.980 inches (15.189 cm) | Width: 9.760 inches (24.79 cm) | Depth: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Created by Max Heppner (donor), circa 1942-1943.
Map created by a Dutch Jewish boy while living in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5092
- English
- overall: Height: 5.390 inches (13.691 cm) | Width: 8.110 inches (20.599 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Map created by 10 year old Max Heppner, around 1942-1943, when he was living in hiding with his family on a farm in Holland. Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands in May 1940. Max and his family lived in Amsterdam and in 1942, after house raids and the confiscation of his father's art business, they attempted to flee to France. The Dutch underground placed the family with another Jewish family on a farm. They lived mostly in chicken houses where the farmer built special hiding places and gave them a radio. The area was liberated in September 1944. Max and his mother emigrated to the United ...
Map created by a Dutch Jewish boy while living in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5093
- English
- overall: Height: 8.110 inches (20.599 cm) | Width: 5.390 inches (13.691 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Map created by 10 year old Max Heppner, around 1942-1943, when he was living in hiding with his family on a farm in Holland. Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands in May 1940. Max and his family lived in Amsterdam and in 1942, after house raids and the confiscation of his father's art business, they attempted to flee to France. The Dutch underground placed the family with another Jewish family on a farm. They lived mostly in chicken houses where the farmer built special hiding places and gave them a radio. The area was liberated in September 1944. Max and his mother emigrated to the United ...