Prisoner identification bracelet on a cord issued to a female concentration camp inmate
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 5.375 inches (13.653 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Depth: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)
Creator(s)
- Eva V. Ebin (Subject)
Biographical History
Eva Szegel was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1926. Her family later moved to Munkacs, Czechoslovakia which became part of Hungary in 1938. In May 1944, Eva was deported to Auschwitz death camp with her parents, brother, and extended family. In November 1944, she was transported to Lenzing, a sub-camp of Mauthausen. The camp was liberated in May 1945. Eva was taken to Lake Attersee by the liberating forces and stayed at a converted Hitler Youth camp for rest and recovery. In June 1945, she returned to Munkacs. She found that all the members of her family had perished. She left for Budapest where she enrolled in the University medical school. In 1948, she moved to Vienna to complete her education. She received her medical degree in the summer of 1951 and emigrated to the United States that September. She later acquired the surname Ebin.
Archival History
The identification bracelet was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Eva Ebin.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eva Ebin
Scope and Content
Identification bracelet issued to 18 year old Eva Szegel upon her arrival at Lenzing concentration camp in Austria in November 1944. It is engraved with her prisoner number, 853. Eva and her extended family were deported in May 1944 by the Germans from Munkacs, Hungary (Mukacheve, Ukraine) to Auschwitz death camp. In November, she was transported to Lenzing, a sub-camp of Mauthausen. The camp was liberated in May 1945. Eva was taken to Lake Attersee by the liberating forces for rest and recovery. In June 1945, she returned to Munkacs. She found that all the members of her family had perished. She left for Budapest where she enrolled in the University medical school. She received her medical degree in Vienna in the summer of 1951 and emigrated to the United States that September.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Metal tag engraved with the number 853 and attached to a cloth cord.
engraved : 853
Subjects
- Women concentration camp inmates--Biography.
Genre
- Object
- Identifying Artifacts