Green and gray wool socks
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 21.500 inches (54.61 cm) | Width: 5.510 inches (13.995 cm)
Creator(s)
- Mira Kimmelman (Subject)
Biographical History
Genia Ryczke died in Treblinka in 1942. Benno Benjamin Ryczke died during a death march from Mauthausen concentration camp in April 1945. After the war, Moritz Ryczke immigrated first to the United States in 1949 and then to Israel in 1972 where he lived until his death in 1979. Mira Ryczke and Max Kimmelman both returned to Germany after the war where they met in 1946 and immigrated to the United States two years later. Max died in 1990. Natan Laznowski returned first to Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1951 where he lived until his death in 1972.
Archival History
The socks were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Mira Ryczke Kimmelman.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mira Kimmelman
Scope and Content
Socks given to Mira Ryczke at Auschwitz concentration camp.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Pair; green and gray yarn.
Genre
- Dress Accessories
- Object