Color drawing of a bust of a general created by a Jewish refugee boy in a children's home

Identifier
irn11596
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1996.31.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 6.750 inches (17.145 cm) | Width: 8.875 inches (22.543 cm)

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Hans Ament was the son of Max Ament, born June 28, 1895, in Sanok, Poland, and Ernestina Reisz Ament, born September 29, 1902, in Budapest. The family left Austria for Belgium in 1939, planning to emigrate to America. A U.S. visa was issued to Hans on March 22, 1940, in Antwerp, but before he was able to leave, the Germans invaded Belgium and his family was forced to flee instead to France. Max Ament was deported on March 4, 1943, in convoy number fifty from Drancy, and was murdered at either Sobibor or Maidanek. On March 23, 1943, Ernestina Ament entered the sanatorium L'Esperance in Hauteville, several dozen kilometers from the home at Izieu, suffering from tuberculosis; she died on August 7, 1944. Hans Ament was deported on May 30, 1944, in convoy number seventy-five. His brother, Alfred, older by six years, was smuggled by OSE into Switzerland. He lives today in the United States.

Archival History

The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Alfred Ament.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Alfred Ament

Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scope and Content

Drawing created by Hans Ament, a young Jewish refugee, in an OSE-affiliated children's home in Izieu, France, from which he was later deported.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Image of a male bust in 19th century military uniform superimposed over a building or wall; drawing decorated with French flags.

front, upper left corner, ink : Le general / Edouard de Colberg front, lower left corner, ink : POUR MAMAN DE TON FILS

Subjects

Genre

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