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  1. Parker Lucky Curve duofold fountain pen used in the Warsaw ghetto

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Orange plastic fountain pen owned by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny that originally belonged to her father, Seweryn, who was killed at age 39, during the Warsaw ghetto uprising in April 1943. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were...

  2. Metal soup canteen used by an inmate in a slave labor camp

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Metal soup canteen used by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny in the slave labor camp in Berlin when she worked for the Schwartzkopf Fabrik in 1943. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped an...

  3. Silver floral patterned dinner fork used by an inmate in a slave labor camp

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Fork from a silverware set used by Irena Urdang de Tour in the slave labor camp in Berlin when she worked for the Schwartzkopf Fabrik in 1943. Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny (now Urdang de Tour), her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. ...

  4. Detachable knife used by an inmate in a slave labor camp

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn42249
    • English
    • 1943-1947
    • a: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) b: Height: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)

    Knife from a silverware set used by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny in the slave labor camp in Berlin when she worked for the Schwartzkopf Fabrik in 1943. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister e...

  5. Dinner spoon used by an inmate in a slave labor camp

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Spoon from a silverware set used by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny in the slave labor camp in Berlin where she worked for the Schwartzkopf Fabrik in 1943. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister ...

  6. Ritz of Paris lipstick case used in the Warsaw ghetto

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Lipstick case used in the Warsaw ghetto by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were hidden for the rest of the war by Juana Dylag. Irena was deport...

  7. Sewing needle case used for lipstick in the Warsaw ghetto

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Sewing needle case used as a lipstick case in the Warsaw ghetto by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were hidden for the rest of the war by Juana...

  8. E. Wedel candy tin received in a displaced persons camp

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Candy tin made in Poland in 1945 acquired by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny and her family while in the Bindermichl displace persons camp. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were...

  9. Red enamel cup used by an inmate in a slave labor camp

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Enamel cup used in the slave labor camp in Berlin when Irena Ehrlich vel Sluzny worked for the Schwartzkopf Fabrik in 1943. She carried the cup with her when she walked from Berlin to Warsaw in 1945, in search of her family. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, ...

  10. Engraved silver perfume bottle carried postwar by a refugee searching for her family

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Perfume bottle engraved with Irena Ehrlich von Sluzny's initials, IE. She carried this with her when she walked from Berlin to Warsaw in 1945, in search of her family. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 1...

  11. Orange tablecloth with green flowers used in the Warsaw ghetto

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Table cloth used by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluzny's aunt, Margula Ehrlich Kacenhelenbogen, in Warsaw, Poland, in the 1930’s. Margula survived the Holcocaust but lost her husband and two children. Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny (now Urdang de Tour), her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her f...

  12. Red drawstring pouch used in the Warsaw ghetto

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Drawstring pouch worn by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny around her neck to keep valuables throughout the Holocaust. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were hidden for the rest of...

  13. Red plaid handkerchief used in the Warsaw ghetto

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Handkerchief used in the Warsaw ghetto and in the Bindermichl displaced persons camp by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were hidden for the rest of th...

  14. Beige and orange embroidered linen napkin used in the Warsaw ghetto

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Napkin made by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny, at her school, Perla Lubbinska Gymnasium, in Warsaw, Poland in 1937. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were hidden for the rest of...

  15. Eyewitness accounts of the Holocaust period collection (RG-104)

    Contains the Holocaust survivors testimonials and eyewitness accounts relating to ghettos, labor and internment camps, Jews on the Aryan side and in hiding, Jewish partisans and underground fighters from many places in Europe under Nazi occupation between 1939 and 1945. The collection contains testimonies of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research collection, RG-104, series I and III. Series I includes approximately 1,900 separate testimonies from the Displaced Person camps in Germany, Austria, Italy, Poland and other countries collected by the Jewish Historical Commission in Poland after th...

  16. Kartell-Convent fraternity ribbon with ceramic medallion brought to the US by a Jewish refugee

    1. John L. Spanier family collection

    Kartell-Convent fraternal ribbon with medallion received by Lothar (John) Spanier in Berlin, Germany. This was the only all Jewish dueling fraternity and these colors may have been issued for fencing prowess. The ribbon is embroidered with his monogram and the fraternity motto. The K-C [Kartell-Convent der Verbindungen Deutscher Studenten Juedischen Glaubens] was a national organization that brought together Jewish student fraternities in Germany. The K-C was outlawed in 1933/34 by the Nazi government, along with other Jewish groups. Lothar, who had become a dentist, emigrated to the United...

  17. Florentyna Kosmider papers

    1. Florentyna Kosmider collection

    The papers consist of letters and photographs relating to the relationship between Ida Kołobielska [donor] and her first husband, Yechiel Henek Kołobielski, during and after World War II as well as an identification card ("Kennkarte") issued to "Florentyna Solicka" (false name of Ida Kołobielska during the war) and a letter from Anna Głębocka [donor's parents' neighbor] telling the donor that her parents perished in an "aktion" in Słonim, Poland (now Belarus), during the Holocaust.

  18. Robert Goldberg papers, 1943-1946

    The Robert Goldberg collection contains material collected and created by Robert Goldberg during his service in the U.S. Army during World War II, as well as his post-war experiences serving as an administrator in displaced persons camps. His primary responsibility was the monitoring and procurement of supplies for the Pocking displaced persons camp, and Included in the records are military orders and a notebook pertaining to the shipment of supplies. Goldberg’s papers include a typescript memoir, a letter to his family, clippings, and army directives and orders. His memoir details the admi...

  19. Rosh Hashanah card with a sailing ship received by newlyweds in Neu Freimann dp camp

    1. Beryl and Marian Miklin collection

    Shana Tova (New Year's) card received by Ber and Mirka Miklin at Rosh Hashanah while they were living Neu Freimann displaced persons camp in Germany. The card has an image of a sailing ship and a building with palm tree. Ber and Mirka married in the DP camp on September 14, 1946. Rosh Hashanah was on September 26. Ber was from Latvia which was annexed by the Soviet Union in June 1940. The German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 deployed mobile killing units which, assisted by Latvian and Lithuanian auxiliaries, slaughtered nearly all Latvian Jews. Those with skills useful to the Ge...

  20. The World Jewish Congress New York office records. Series A (Central Files)

    The Central Files (1919-1971) contain the history of the World Jewish Congress (especially prior to 1940); correspondence and other materials of important World Jewish Congress leaders (Stephen S. Wise, Nahum Goldman, Israel Goldstein and Administrative/Executive directors of the New York office: Abraham S. Hyman, Monty Jacobs, Yehuda Ebstein, Greta Beigel); and minutes and other records of plenary assemblies, conferences, and committee meetings. The Executive Committee files include material from the South American, European, and Israeli Branches of the Executive. Significant subjects cove...