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  1. Piece of scrap linoleum placed on a workbench used to conceal a Jewish family’s hiding place

    1. Stefan Petri collection

    Piece of linoleum placed on a workbench that concealed one of the hiding places Stefan Petri built in his home in Wawer, Poland. Stefan, his wife Janina, and their son, Marian, were Polish Catholics. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland and began subjugating the Polish people. Uncertain of what might occur, Stefan built a basement hiding place concealed by a cabinet. In mid-1942, the Germans deported 300,000 Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto to Treblinka killing center. Stefan learned that his Jewish dentist and friend, Dr. Szapiro, his wife Ela, and their adult sons, Jerzy and Marek had ...

  2. Elbow pipe fitting placed on a workbench used to conceal a Jewish family’s hiding place

    1. Stefan Petri collection

    Street elbow pipe fitting placed on a workbench that concealed one of the hiding places Stefan Petri built in his home in Wawer, Poland. Stefan, his wife Janina, and their son, Marian, were Polish Catholics. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland and began subjugating the Polish people. Uncertain of what might occur, Stefan built a basement hiding place concealed by a cabinet. In mid-1942, the Germans deported 300,000 Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto to Treblinka killing center. Stefan learned that his Jewish dentist and friend, Dr. Szapiro, his wife Ela, and their adult sons, Jerzy and Ma...

  3. First Comunion Souvenir Bible

    1. Sophie Turner-Zaretsky collection

    Catholic bible given to 7 year old Selma (Zofia) Scwarzwald in January 1945 in celebration of her communion. It was a deluxe edition with a color picture on the cover. Selma, born Jewish, was living in hiding with her mother as a Polish Catholic under the name Zofia Tymejko and completely adopted this identity. She attended church and, after liberation by Soviet troops, celebrated her First Communion. Selma and her mother, Laura, escaped from the ghetto in German occupied Lvov, Poland (Lviv, Ukraine) after her father was shot by the Gestapo in 1942. They adopted false identities as Catholic...

  4. Tennenbaum family documents

    1. Edith Ostern collection

    Consists of a birth certificate for Edith Tennenbaum (later Ostern), who was born on November 12, 1936, in Vienna, Austria, which was issued by the Jewish community in Vienna. Also includes an identity card with photograph for Emil Tennebaum, originally of Zaleszyzyki, Poland (now Zalischyky, Ukraine), issued by the Bundesstaat Osterreich.

  5. Refugee, a honey brown teddy bear with a pink robe, owned by a young Jewish girl who had lived in hiding as a Catholic

    1. Sophie Turner-Zaretsky collection

    Small, golden teddy bear named Refugee received by eight year old Zofia (Selma) Scharzwald from her mother as a birthday or Christmas present after the war ended in May 1945. Her aunt crocheted a coat for it. Zofia named it Refugee because she thought its uneven eyes made it look " a little down and out." Zofia and her mother, Laura, escaped from the ghetto in German occupied Lvov, Poland (Lviv, Ukraine) after her father was shot by the Gestapo in 1942. They adopted false identities as Catholics and lived briefly in Krakow, then moved to Busko Zdroj. Selma attended Catholic school and had h...

  6. Our Lady of Czestochowa holy card received by a young Jewish girl living in hiding as a Catholic in Poland

    1. Sophie Turner-Zaretsky collection

    Holy card acquired by 6 year old Selma Scharzwald in May 1943 when she was living in hiding with her mother as a Polish Catholic under the name Zofia Tymejko. She received the card during a trip to Czestochowa, Poland, when she visited the church at Jasna Góra (Klasztor Paulinów). The trip was organized by her mother's employer, the Regional Agricultural Cooperative in Busko Zdroj. Zofia and her mother, Laura, escaped from the ghetto in German occupied Lvov, Poland (Lviv, Ukraine) after her father was shot by the Gestapo in 1942. They adopted false identities as Catholics and lived briefl...

  7. Our Lady of Czestochowa holy card received by a young Jewish girl living in hiding as a Catholic in Poland

    1. Sophie Turner-Zaretsky collection

    Holy card acquired by 6 year old Zofia (Selma) Scharzwald in May 1943 when she was living in hiding with her mother as a Polish Catholic under the name Zofia Tymejko. She received the card during a trip to Czestochowa, Poland, when she visited the church at Jasna Góra (Klasztor Paulinów). The trip was organized by her mother's employer, the Regional Agricultural Cooperative in Busko Zdroj. Zofia and her mother, Laura, escaped from the ghetto in German occupied Lvov, Poland (Lviv, Ukraine) after her father was shot by the Gestapo in 1942. They adopted false identities as Catholics and live...

  8. Our Lady of Czestochowa holy card received by a young Jewish girl living in hiding as a Catholic in Poland

    1. Sophie Turner-Zaretsky collection

    Holy card acquired by 6 year old Selma Scharzwald in May 1943 when she was living in hiding with her mother as a Polish Catholic under the name Zofia Tymejko. She received the card during a trip to Czestochowa, Poland, when she visited the church at Jasna Góra (Klasztor Paulinów). The trip was organized by her mother's employer, the Regional Agricultural Cooperative in Busko Zdroj. Zofia and her mother, Laura, escaped from the ghetto in German occupied Lvov, Poland (Lviv, Ukraine) after her father was shot by the Gestapo in 1942. They adopted false identities as Catholics and lived briefl...

  9. Walter and Gretel Kleeblatt collection

    1. Walter and Gretel Kleeblatt collection

    Consists of documents, photographs, and photograph albums owned by Walter and Gretel Kleeblatt (née David), originally of Germany. Includes information related to their schooling, 1932 wedding, photograph albums (1924-1934, 1934-1945), enlarged family portraits, a memoir, and family tree information for the Kleeblatt and David families.

  10. Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 6, 7 and 8

    Sessions 6, 7 and 8. Attorney General Gideon Hausner continues his opening statement. Hausner refers to the contributions of several Jewish persons to highlight the social and cultural decimation produced by the events of the Holocaust. According to the official court transcripts, the prosecution concludes his opening speech with these words: "By the mercy of Providence, which preserved a saving remnant, Adolf Eichmann's design was frustrated, and the intention that the cherished was not implemented to the end." However, the following transcription was taken directly from the tape starting ...

  11. War Threatens Drypoint etching by Lea Grundig of dead bodies wrapped around tank tread

    1. Lea Grundig collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn521158
    • English
    • 1973
    • pictorial area: Height: 9.625 inches (24.448 cm) | Width: 9.875 inches (25.083 cm) overall: Height: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm) | Width: 21.125 inches (53.658 cm)

    Intaglio print, Der Tank, created by Lea Grundig in Nazi Germany in 1936. This is number 7 from the series, Krieg Droht (War Threatens). Lea Grundig and her husband, Hans, were dedicated Communists who created anti-Fascist works documenting and protesting conditions under Nazi rule in Dresden. Such works were prohibited under Hitler and the Nazi regime. Lea, 30, was arrested for her resistance art in 1936, but released. She continued working as an artist and was arrested in 1938 for high treason and sentenced to two years in the Dresden Gestapo prison. In December 1939, Lea was released and...

  12. Flight Begins Under the Swastika Drypoint etching by Lea Grundig of people trapped and running in circles

    1. Lea Grundig collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn521159
    • English
    • 1934
    • pictorial area: Height: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm) | Width: 13.000 inches (33.02 cm) overall: Height: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm) | Width: 21.000 inches (53.34 cm)

    Intaglio print, Die flucht Beginnt, created by Lea Grundig in 1934 in Nazi Germany. It is from the series, Unterm Hakenkreuz. It depicts a huge crowd of figures running in panicked, chaotic circles. Lea Grundig and her husband, Hans, were dedicated Communists who created anti-Fascist works documenting and protesting conditions under Nazi rule in Dresden. Such works were prohibited under Hitler and the Nazi regime. Lea, 30, was arrested for her resistance art in 1936, but released. She continued working as an artist and was arrested in 1938 for high treason and sentenced to two years in the ...

  13. Stuermer masks Drypoint etching by Lea Grundig of a group of people hiding their faces

    1. Lea Grundig collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn521161
    • English
    • 1972
    • pictorial area: Height: 9.625 inches (24.448 cm) | Width: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm) overall: Height: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm) | Width: 21.000 inches (53.34 cm)

    Intaglio print, Stürmermaske, created by Lea Grundig in 1936 in Nazi Germany. It is number 4 from the series, Der Jüde ist schüld. The title refers to Der Stürmer, a pro--Nazi, virulently antisemitic newspaper published by Nazi Party member, Julius Streicher. Its slogan was "Die Juden sind unser unglucic" (The Jews are our misfortune). Lea Grundig and her husband, Hans, were dedicated Communists who created anti-Fascist works documenting and protesting conditions under Nazi rule in Dresden. Such works were prohibited under Hitler and the Nazi regime. Lea, 30, was arrested for her resistanc...

  14. Buy Gas Masks! War Threatens Drypoint etching by Lea Grundig of people caught in a gas attack

    1. Lea Grundig collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn521157
    • English
    • 1973
    • pictorial area: Height: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm) | Width: 13.000 inches (33.02 cm) overall: Height: 16.750 inches (42.545 cm) | Width: 21.125 inches (53.658 cm)

    Intaglio print, Kauft Gasmasken!, created by Lea Grundig in Nazi Germany in 1936. This is number 3 from the series, Krieg Droht. Lea Grundig and her husband, Hans, were dedicated Communists who created anti-Fascist works documenting and protesting conditions under Nazi rule in Dresden. Such works were prohibited under Hitler and the Nazi regime. Lea, 30, was arrested for her resistance art in 1936, but released. She continued working as an artist and was arrested in 1938 for high treason and sentenced to two years in the Dresden Gestapo prison. In December 1939, Lea was released and left fo...

  15. Thus It Will Be 1 War Threatens Drypoint etching by Lea Grundig of lifeless figures spread over the earth

    1. Lea Grundig collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn521156
    • English
    • 1936
    • pictorial area: Height: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm) | Width: 13.125 inches (33.338 cm) overall: Height: 16.750 inches (42.545 cm) | Width: 21.125 inches (53.658 cm)

    Intaglio print, So wird es sein I, created by Lea Grundig in 1936 in Nazi Germany. It is number 11 from the series, Krieg Droht. It depicts an apocalyptic landscape scattered with dead and dying human figures. Lea Grundig and her husband, Hans, were dedicated Communists who created anti-Fascist works documenting and protesting conditions under Nazi rule in Dresden. Such works were prohibited under Hitler and the Nazi regime. Lea, 30, was arrested for her resistance art in 1936, but released. She continued working as an artist and was arrested in 1938 for high treason and sentenced to two ye...

  16. Krieg Droht Drypoint etching by Lea Grundig of a white draped figure running during an aerial attack

    1. Lea Grundig collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn521155
    • English
    • 1936
    • pictorial area: Height: 9.625 inches (24.448 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.097 cm) overall: Height: 17.500 inches (44.45 cm) | Width: 13.250 inches (33.655 cm)

    Intaglio print, Angst, created by Lea Grundig in 1936 in Nazi Germany. It is number 2 from the series, Krieg Droht. It features a woman covered in a white cloth, running in a dark landscape with large black birds and airplanes above. Lea Grundig and her husband, Hans, were dedicated Communists who created anti-Fascist works documenting and protesting conditions under Nazi rule in Dresden. Such works were prohibited under Hitler and the Nazi regime. Lea, 30, was arrested for her resistance art in 1936, but released. She continued working as an artist and was arrested in 1938 for high treason...

  17. Interrogation Drypoint etching by Lea Grundig of a man threatened by the hands of unseen people

    1. Lea Grundig collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn521154
    • English
    • 1936
    • pictorial area: Height: 13.000 inches (33.02 cm) | Width: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm) overall: Height: 21.250 inches (53.975 cm) | Width: 16.625 inches (42.228 cm)

    Intaglio print, Verhor, created by Lea Grundig in 1936 in Nazi Germany. This is number 23 from the series, Unterm Hakenkreuz. Lea Grundig and her husband, Hans, were dedicated Communists who created anti-Fascist works documenting and protesting conditions under Nazi rule in Dresden. Such works were prohibited under Hitler and the Nazi regime. Lea, 30, was arrested for her resistance art in 1936, but released. She continued working as an artist and was arrested in 1938 for high treason and sentenced to two years in the Dresden Gestapo prison. In December 1939, Lea was released and left for P...

  18. Downfall Drypoint etching by Lea Grundig of a people being pushed off a cliff

    1. Lea Grundig collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn521153
    • English
    • 1972
    • pictorial area: Height: 13.000 inches (33.02 cm) | Width: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm) overall: Height: 21.000 inches (53.34 cm) | Width: 16.625 inches (42.228 cm)

    Intaglio print, Untergang, created by Lea Grundig in 1936 in Nazi Germany. This is number 10 from the series, Krieg Droht. Lea Grundig and her husband, Hans, were dedicated Communists who created anti-Fascist works documenting and protesting conditions under Nazi rule in Dresden. Such works were prohibited under Hitler and the Nazi regime. Lea, 30, was arrested for her resistance art in 1936, but released. She continued working as an artist and was arrested in 1938 for high treason and sentenced to two years in the Dresden Gestapo prison. In December 1939, Lea was released and left for Pale...

  19. He will free himself Drypoint etching by Lea Grundig of a man wrapped in rope up to his neck

    1. Lea Grundig collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn521152
    • English
    • 1936
    • pictorial area: Height: 10.500 inches (26.67 cm) | Width: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm) overall: Height: 21.000 inches (53.34 cm) | Width: 16.625 inches (42.228 cm)

    Intaglio print, Er wird sich befreien, created by Lea Grundig in 1936 in Nazi Germany. It is number 20 from the series, Unterm Hakenkreuz. Lea Grundig and her husband, Hans, were dedicated Communists who created anti-Fascist works documenting and protesting conditions under Nazi rule in Dresden. Such works were prohibited under Hitler and the Nazi regime. Lea, 30, was arrested for her resistance art in 1936, but released. She continued working as an artist and was arrested in 1938 for high treason and sentenced to two years in the Dresden Gestapo prison. In December 1939, Lea was released a...

  20. Kneeling Prisoner Drypoint etching by Lea Grundig of a bound naked prisoner on his knees

    1. Lea Grundig collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn521151
    • English
    • 1934
    • pictorial area: Height: 9.625 inches (24.448 cm) | Width: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm) overall: Height: 20.875 inches (53.023 cm) | Width: 16.625 inches (42.228 cm)

    Intaglio print, Knieender Gefangener, created by Lea Grundig in 1935 in Nazi Germany. From the series, Der Jüde ist Shüld, it depicts a nude male prisoner on his knees. Grundig's husband Hans said the image represents a Jewish man who owned a small cigar store on Strehlener Street. Signs with the word "Jew" were placed on his store, and no one would shop there, even those who did not support the anti-Jewish boycott, because they were scared. A World War I hero, the man was taken away, presumably by the Nazis, and killed. Lea Grundig and her husband, Hans, were dedicated Communists who creat...