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Holding Institution: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

  1. Blanket owned by a German Jewish woman fleeing Germany

    1. Max Amichai Heppner family collection

    Travel blanket used by Irene Heppner while emigrating from Berlin, Germany, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, in June 1933. She sewed money into the blanket and brought it with her on the train. Irene and her husband, Albert, fled Berlin after Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. Albert reestablished his art dealership, and their son, Max, was born later that year. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands, and established a civilian administration run largely by the SS. The occupying administration gradually tightened control on the residents, and required Jew...

  2. Moustache brush owned by a German Jewish refugee

    1. Max Amichai Heppner family collection

    Silver moustache brush used by Albert Heppner’s father in Germany during the early 20th century. It was likely among the possessions that Albert brought with him when his family went into hiding in the Netherlands in August 1942. Albert and Irene Heppner fled Berlin, Germany, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, after Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. Albert reestablished his art dealership, and their son, Max, was born later that year. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands, and established a civilian administration run largely by the SS. The occupying admi...

  3. Razor used by a German Jewish man in hiding

    1. Max Amichai Heppner family collection

    Shaving razor used by Albert Heppner while in hiding in the Netherlands, in August 1942. Albert and Irene Heppner fled Berlin, Germany, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, after Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. Albert reestablished his art dealership, and their son, Max, was born later that year. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands, and established a civilian administration run largely by the SS. The occupying administration gradually tightened control on the residents, and required Jews to register their business assets. Albert’s work permit was rescin...

  4. Mechanical pencil used by a German Jewish man in hiding

    1. Max Amichai Heppner family collection

    Mechanical pencil used by Albert Heppner while in hiding in the Netherlands, in August 1942. Albert and Irene Heppner fled Berlin, Germany, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, after Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. Albert reestablished his art dealership, and their son, Max, was born later that year. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands, and established a civilian administration run largely by the SS. The occupying administration gradually tightened control on the residents, and required Jews to register their business assets. Albert’s work permit was re...

  5. Map of Africa owned by a Dutch Jewish boy while living in hiding

    1. Max Amichai Heppner family collection

    Map owned by 10 year old Max Heppner when he was living in hiding with his family on a farm in Holland from 1942-1944. Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands in May 1940. Max and his family lived in Amsterdam and in 1942, after house raids and the confiscation of his father's art business, they attempted to flee to France. The Dutch underground placed the family with another Jewish family on a farm. They lived mostly in chicken houses where the farmer built special hiding places and gave them a radio. The area was liberated in September 1944. Max and his mother emigrated to the United States...

  6. Map of France owned by a Dutch Jewish boy while living in hiding

    1. Max Amichai Heppner family collection

    Map owned by 10 year old Max Heppner when he was living in hiding with his family on a farm in Holland from 1942-1944. Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands in May 1940. Max and his family lived in Amsterdam and in 1942, after house raids and the confiscation of his father's art business, they attempted to flee to France. The Dutch underground placed the family with another Jewish family on a farm. They lived mostly in chicken houses where the farmer built special hiding places and gave them a radio. The area was liberated in September 1944. Max and his mother emigrated to the United States...

  7. Map of Italy and Southeast Europe owned by a Dutch Jewish boy while living in hiding

    1. Max Amichai Heppner family collection

    Map owned by 10 year old Max Heppner when he was living in hiding with his family on a farm in Holland from 1942-1944. Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands in May 1940. Max and his family lived in Amsterdam and in 1942, after house raids and the confiscation of his father's art business, they attempted to flee to France. The Dutch underground placed the family with another Jewish family on a farm. They lived mostly in chicken houses where the farmer built special hiding places and gave them a radio. The area was liberated in September 1944. Max and his mother emigrated to the United States...

  8. Map of the Far East owned by a Dutch Jewish boy while living in hiding

    1. Max Amichai Heppner family collection

    Map owned by 10 year old Max Heppner when he was living in hiding with his family on a farm in Holland from 1942-1944. Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands in May 1940. Max and his family lived in Amsterdam and in 1942, after house raids and the confiscation of his father's art business, they attempted to flee to France. The Dutch underground placed the family with another Jewish family on a farm. They lived mostly in chicken houses where the farmer built special hiding places and gave them a radio. The area was liberated in September 1944. Max and his mother emigrated to the United States...

  9. Map of the Eastern front in Europe owned by a Dutch Jewish boy while living in hiding

    1. Max Amichai Heppner family collection

    Map owned by 10 year old Max Heppner when he was living in hiding with his family on a farm in Holland from 1942-1944. Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands in May 1940. Max and his family lived in Amsterdam and in 1942, after house raids and the confiscation of his father's art business, they attempted to flee to France. The Dutch underground placed the family with another Jewish family on a farm. They lived mostly in chicken houses where the farmer built special hiding places and gave them a radio. The area was liberated in September 1944. Max and his mother emigrated to the United States...

  10. Map of the Western Front in Europe owned by a Dutch Jewish boy while living in hiding

    1. Max Amichai Heppner family collection

    Map owned by 10 year old Max Heppner when he was living in hiding with his family on a farm in Holland from 1942-1944. Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands in May 1940. Max and his family lived in Amsterdam and in 1942, after house raids and the confiscation of his father's art business, they attempted to flee to France. The Dutch underground placed the family with another Jewish family on a farm. They lived mostly in chicken houses where the farmer built special hiding places and gave them a radio. The area was liberated in September 1944. Max and his mother emigrated to the United States...

  11. Map of Germany owned by a Dutch Jewish boy while living in hiding

    1. Max Amichai Heppner family collection

    Map owned by 10 year old Max Heppner when he was living in hiding with his family on a farm in Holland from 1942-1944. Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands in May 1940. Max and his family lived in Amsterdam and in 1942, after house raids and the confiscation of his father's art business, they attempted to flee to France. The Dutch underground placed the family with another Jewish family on a farm. They lived mostly in chicken houses where the farmer built special hiding places and gave them a radio. The area was liberated in September 1944. Max and his mother emigrated to the United States...

  12. Map created by a Dutch Jewish boy while living in hiding

    1. Max Amichai Heppner family collection

    Map created by 10 year old Max Heppner, around 1942-1943, when he was living in hiding with his family on a farm in Holland. Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands in May 1940. Max and his family lived in Amsterdam and in 1942, after house raids and the confiscation of his father's art business, they attempted to flee to France. The Dutch underground placed the family with another Jewish family on a farm. They lived mostly in chicken houses where the farmer built special hiding places and gave them a radio. The area was liberated in September 1944. Max and his mother emigrated to the United ...

  13. Map created by a Dutch Jewish boy while living in hiding

    1. Max Amichai Heppner family collection

    Map created by 10 year old Max Heppner, around 1942-1943, when he was living in hiding with his family on a farm in Holland. Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands in May 1940. Max and his family lived in Amsterdam and in 1942, after house raids and the confiscation of his father's art business, they attempted to flee to France. The Dutch underground placed the family with another Jewish family on a farm. They lived mostly in chicken houses where the farmer built special hiding places and gave them a radio. The area was liberated in September 1944. Max and his mother emigrated to the United ...

  14. Map created by a Dutch Jewish boy while living in hiding

    1. Max Amichai Heppner family collection

    Map created by 10 year old Max Heppner, around 1942-1943, when he was living in hiding with his family on a farm in Holland. Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands in May 1940. Max and his family lived in Amsterdam and in 1942, after house raids and the confiscation of his father's art business, they attempted to flee to France. The Dutch underground placed the family with another Jewish family on a farm. They lived mostly in chicken houses where the farmer built special hiding places and gave them a radio. The area was liberated in September 1944. Max and his mother emigrated to the United ...

  15. Map created by a Dutch Jewish boy while living in hiding

    1. Max Amichai Heppner family collection

    Map created by 10 year old Max Heppner, around 1942-1943, when he was living in hiding with his family on a farm in Holland. Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands in May 1940. Max and his family lived in Amsterdam and in 1942, after house raids and the confiscation of his father's art business, they attempted to flee to France. The Dutch underground placed the family with another Jewish family on a farm. They lived mostly in chicken houses where the farmer built special hiding places and gave them a radio. The area was liberated in September 1944. Max and his mother emigrated to the United ...

  16. Map created by a Dutch Jewish boy while living in hiding

    1. Max Amichai Heppner family collection

    Map created by 10 year old Max Heppner, around 1942-1943, when he was living in hiding with his family on a farm in Holland. Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands in May 1940. Max and his family lived in Amsterdam and in 1942, after house raids and the confiscation of his father's art business, they attempted to flee to France. The Dutch underground placed the family with another Jewish family on a farm. They lived mostly in chicken houses where the farmer built special hiding places and gave them a radio. The area was liberated in September 1944. Max and his mother emigrated to the United ...

  17. Glass bowl etched ORT presented to Director, ORT schools, DP camps

    1. Louis J. Walinsky collection

    Etched glass presentation bowl given to Louis J. Walinsky, Director of ORT vocational training schools in displaced persons camps in Europe in 1947. It was made in Landsberg am Lech dp camp in the US occupation zone in Germany. After the war ended in May 1945, ORT opened vocational training schools in dp camps, the first in Landsberg in August. The schools trained Holocaust survivors in practical skills such as metalworking, carpentry, dress making, and mechanics, so they could establish new lives after they immigrated. Louis, a teacher and economist, began working for American ORT in 1947....

  18. Hand cast ORT bookends presented to Director, ORT schools, DP camps

    1. Louis J. Walinsky collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn514753
    • English
    • 1947
    • a: Height: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Depth: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) b: Height: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Depth: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm)

    Two cast metal ORT bookends presented in 1947 to Louis J. Walinsky, Director of ORT vocational training schools in displaced persons camps in Europe in 1947. It was made in a dp camp in the US occupation zone in Germany. After the war ended in May 1945, ORT opened vocational training schools in dp camps, the first in Landsberg in August. The schools trained Holocaust survivors in practical skills such as metalworking, carpentry, dress making, and mechanics, so they could establish new lives after they immigrated. Louis, a teacher and economist, began working for American ORT in 1947. He was...

  19. Black leather case presented to the Director, ORT vocational schools, DP camps

    1. Louis J. Walinsky collection

    Black leather portfolio inscribed as a gift for Louis J. Walinsky, Director of ORT vocational training schools in displaced persons camps in Europe in 1947. It was made in Belsen displaced persons camp in the US occupation zone in Germany. After the war, ORT opened vocational training schools in dp camps, the first in Landsberg in August. The schools trained Holocaust survivors in practical skills such as metalworking, carpentry, dress making, and mechanics, so they could establish new lives after they immigrated. Louis, a teacher and economist, began working for American ORT Federation in ...

  20. Cigarette lighter with Polish coins given to Director, ORT schools, DP camps

    1. Louis J. Walinsky collection

    Brass cigarette lighter with two inset prewar Polish coins presented to Louis J. Walinsky, Director of ORT vocational training schools in displaced persons camps in Europe in 1947. It was made by ORT participants in Ansbach dp camp in the US occupation zone in Germany. After the war ended in May 1945, ORT opened vocational training schools in dp camps, the first in Landsberg in August. The schools trained Holocaust survivors in practical skills such as metalworking, carpentry, dress making, and mechanics, so they could establish new lives after they immigrated. Louis, a teacher and economis...