Bagriansky-Zerner family collection and Edwin Geist collection

Identifier: irn89281
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn89281

Acquisition

Both collections were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Rosian Bagriansky Zerner. The material in the Geist Collection was assembled by Mrs. Rosian Bagriansky Zerner, the niece of Edwin Geist, and her father, Paul Bagriansky, whose sister was married to Edwin Geist.

Scope and Content

The Bagriansky-Zerner family collection consists of a commemorative silver basket and plaque, a medal, and papers relating to the experiences of Rosian Bagriansky Zerner and her parents, Paulius and Gerta Bagriansky, before and during the Holocaust in Lithuania and after the Holocaust in Italy and the United States. The Lyda Bagriansky Geist and Edwin Geist collection of papers and sound recordings relate to the experiences of the composer Edwin Geist and his family before and during the Holocaust in Lithuania.

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Silver plaque with an engraved inscription presented to a Jewish woman for charitable work
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn106379
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 10.125 inches (25.718 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Silver wall plate preserved by Rosian Zerner. It is inscribed to her maternal grandmother Anna Blumenthal Chason by the Ostjudischen Vereins [Eastern Jewish Association] of Free State Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland) in January 1930. Anna, her husband Julius, and three of their four children immigrated to Palestine on October 24, 1935. This was the day after the birth of Anna's first granddaughter Rosian, to her daughter Gerta Bagriansky in Kovno (Kaunas), Lithuania. After Germany's defeat in World War I (1914-1918), Danzig, previously part of West Prussia, was designated a Free City. It was the...
Silver basket with floral emblem presented for charitable work
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn106380
- English
- overall: Height: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Width: 10.125 inches (25.718 cm) | Depth: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Elaborate, silver repousse basket preserved by Rosian Zerner. It is inscribed to her maternal grandmother Anna Blumenthal Chason by the Ostjudischen Vereins [Eastern Jewish Association] of Free State Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland) in February 1930. Anna, her husband Julius, and three of their four children immigrated to Palestine on October 24, 1935. This was the day after the birth of her first granddaughter Rosian, to Anna's daughter Gerta Bagriansky in Kovno (Kaunas), Lithuania. After Germany's defeat in World War I (1914-1918), Danzig, previously part of West Prussia, was designated a Free...
Life Saving Cross with a striped ribbon and presentation box awarded to a Lithuanian rescuer
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn106381
- English
- 1942-1944
- a: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) b: Height: 5.125 inches (13.017 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) boxes 6
- Updated 7 months ago
Zuvanciuju Gelbejimo Kryzius [Life Saving Cross] of Lithuania with fitted case awarded to Lidija Goluboviene and presented to Rosian Bagriansky Zerner, who as a 6 year old child, was hidden by Lidija, and also Natalija Fugaleviciue, Natalija Egorovna, Bronia Budrekaite, and Helene Holzman. The medal is awarded to those who, despite danger to themselves, perform acts of bravery that save the life of others. The medal was presented to Rosian at a 2009 ceremony in Lithuania. Lidija's sister Natalija Fugaleviciue was also honored with the award. After Germany invaded Kovno (Kaunas), Lithuania, ...
Bagriansky-Zerner family collection
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn616416
- English
- 1935-1950
- boxes oversize box folders oversize folder 4 1 2 1
- Updated 7 months ago
The collection consists of immigration and personal identification documents, photographs, writings, correspondence and related materials that document the experiences of Paul and Gerta (nee Chason) Bagriansky, their daughter, Rosian Bagriansky Zerner, and their extended family. Included is information about their pre-war life in Lithuania, their life under Soviet and German occupation, including internment in the Kaunas ghetto and their escape from it, the hiding of Rosian with various Lithuanian acquaintances for the duration of the war, Paul Bagriansky’s experiences as a partisan during ...
Edwin Geist: Werke
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn723045
- English
- Updated 7 months ago
Geist's works recorded in concert in Vilnius, Lithuania on February 24, 1973 by the Symphony Orchestra of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic. Track 1 = Vier Orchesterlieder, no. 1: “Ich finde dich in allen diesen Dingen” (words: Rainer Maria Rilke). Composed Berlin 4 Jan 1936. Orchestrated Kaunas 18 April 1939. Track 2 = ""Sunkus Vakaras"" or ""Schwerer Abend"" (words: Benediktus Rutkūnas). Composed Kaunas 1939. Sung in Lithuanian. Track 3 = ""Seeballade"" (words: Benediktas Rutkūnas). Composed Kaunas 1940. Track 4 = ""Dynamik des Frühlings"" (words: Benediktas Rutkūnas). Composed Kau...
Jewish Music and Poetry Project, 2013
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn723046
- English
- Updated 7 months ago
Jewish Music and Poetry Project recorded in performance, at Old First Church, San Francisco, 5 April (and 9 May) 2013. Nanette McGuinness, soprano; Dale Tsang-Hall, piano. Track 1 = ""Schwerer Abend"" (words: Benediktus Rutkūnas). Composed Kaunas 1939. Sung in German. Track 2 = ""Seeballade"" Track 3 = ""Dynamik des Frühlings""
The Music of Edwin Geist
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn723047
- English
- Updated 7 months ago
"The Music of Edwin Geist" recorded in performance at Slosberg Recital Hall, Brandeis University, October 26, 2008. See program: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn88429#?rsc=141950&cv=3&c=0&m=0&s=0&xywh=-632%2C-1%2C3958%2C3467 Track 1 = ""Der seltsame Abend,"" for soprano and string trio. (words: Hugo Salus) Berlin, 1933. Track 2 = Drei Lieder für Bariton und Solo-Violine (Zürich, 1928). No. 1. ""Tagesanbruch"" (words: Gustav Falke) Track 3 = Drei Lieder für Bariton und Solo-Violine (Zürich, 1928). No. 2. ""Abbild"" (words: Peter Hille) Track 4 = Drei Liede...
Lyda Bagriansky Geist and Edwin Geist collection
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn88429
- English
- 1919-2013
- boxes oversize boxes oversize folders 3 2 2
- Updated 7 months ago
Contains manuscript musical scores, biographical documents, newspaper articles, photographs, correspondence, concert programs, and audio recordings and video recordings of performances of the work of composer Edwin Geist. The collection largely consists of original and copied manuscript musical scores of Geist’s work, as well as recordings and documents from performances of Geist’s works between 1973 and 2012. The material in this collection was assembled by Rosian Bagriansky Zerner, the niece of Edwin Geist, and her father, Paul Bagriansky, whose sister was married to Geist.