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  1. Square, brown burlap covered trunk used postwar by a young German Jewish refugee

    1. Dorit Isaacsohn family collection

    Brown cloth covered trunk used by 16 year old Dorit Isaacsohn and her mother Gertrud during their November 1949 emigration from Berlin, Germany, to the United States. By the late 1930’s, Dorit’s parents had lost their livelihood because of the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi regime. Dorit, age 6, was sent to Brussels on a Kindertransport in 1939. Germany invaded Belgium in May 1940 and Dorit was returned to her parents in Berlin in 1941. On February 27, 1943, Dorit and her family had to separate to go into hiding. Dorit stayed with a family friend, a cousin, and her father Julius in Berli...

  2. SS Dog Leo Haas aquatint of an SS dog following a line of weary prisoners

    1. Leo Haas collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn513923
    • English
    • 1942
    • overall: Height: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 11.250 inches (28.575 cm)

    Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts an SS dog guarding a line of exhausted prisoners being deported to camps in the east, an almost certain death. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a Communist. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was...

  3. Leo Haas illustration of the Pope blessing Himmler for crucifying an inmate on barbed wire

    1. Leo Haas collection

    Watercolor created by Leo Haas depicting a satiric cartoon of Pope Pius XII, a kneeling Nazi with bloody hands, and a prisoner suspended on barbed wire, probably created for Eulenspiegel magazine where Haas was art director. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a Communist. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he became part of a tight knit group of artists determined to se...

  4. (Typhus) SS Transport, Theresienstadt 1942 Dem Zyklus Terezin (Transportmittel SS) The Terezin Cycle (SS Transport) Leo Haas aquatint of a truck overloaded with the sick, dying, and dead

    1. Leo Haas collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn513924
    • English
    • 1942
    • overall: Height: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) | Width: 19.625 inches (49.848 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 11.125 inches (28.258 cm)

    Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 of scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts the large bed of a truck overloaded with dead, dying, and ill inmates. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a Communist. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, whe...

  5. Living Space Leo Haas aquatint of new arrivals at the ghetto gate

    1. Leo Haas collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn513927
    • English
    • 1942
    • overall: Height: 14.625 inches (37.148 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 11.250 inches (28.575 cm)

    Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts a newly arrived transport of prisoners waiting at the ghetto gate. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a Communist. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, w...

  6. Leo Haas aquatint etching of a soldier watching marching people

    1. Leo Haas collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn513926
    • English
    • 1943
    • overall: Height: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Width: 11.250 inches (28.575 cm)

    Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1943 of scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts a lone soldier on guard in a deserted street watching prisoners leave the camp in the distance. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a Communist. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresiensta...

  7. Next to Last Station, Auschwitz 1944-45 Leo Haas aquatint of elderly people disembarking from a transport train

    1. Leo Haas collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn513925
    • English
    • 1945
    • overall: Height: 14.625 inches (37.148 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 11.375 inches (28.893 cm)

    Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1945 shortly after the end of the war. It is based on scenes he witnessed in 1942 while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts inmates disembarking from a transport train in the pouring rain. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a Communist. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he w...

  8. Leo Haas aquatint of prisoners constructing railroad lines

    1. Leo Haas collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn513922
    • English
    • 1966
    • overall: Height: 14.625 inches (37.148 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 11.375 inches (28.893 cm)

    Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1945 shortly after the end of the war. After Haas arrived in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, he was assigned to a crew that carted supplies for building the railway. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a Communist. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp...

  9. Think twice for 2 cigarettes, Theresienstadt, 1942 Leo Haas aquatint of prisoners assembled to view a hanging

    1. Leo Haas collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn513921
    • English
    • 1942
    • overall: Height: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 11.375 inches (28.893 cm)

    Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts inmtes witnessing a hanging in the courtyard of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for begin a member of the Communist Party. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to ...

  10. Leo Haas aquatint of frail people searching in the dirt

    1. Leo Haas collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn513920
    • English
    • 1966
    • overall: Height: 14.875 inches (37.783 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Width: 11.375 inches (28.893 cm)

    Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts the desperate search for food by emaciated inmates of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for begin a member of the Communist Party. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was se...

  11. Leo Haas aquatint of an attic overcrowded with cold, exhausted people

    1. Leo Haas collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn513919
    • English
    • 1966
    • overall: Height: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) | Width: 19.500 inches (49.53 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm)

    Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts the overcrowded and deprived living conditions for inmates of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for begin a member of the Communist Party. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, h...

  12. An Ordinary Weekday Leo Haas aquatint of a funeral and a crowd watching an orchestra in Theresienstadt

    1. Leo Haas collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn513918
    • English
    • 1966
    • overall: Height: 19.625 inches (49.848 cm) | Width: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Width: 11.375 inches (28.893 cm)

    Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts a funeral in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in 1942. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for begin a member of the Communist Party. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor...

  13. Leo Haas aquatint of frail sickly people on a ghetto street corner

    1. Leo Haas collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn513917
    • English
    • 1966
    • overall: Height: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 11.250 inches (28.575 cm)

    Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts a street scene with dilapidated shops and starving, ghoulish people, based on his experiences in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for begin a member of the Communist Party. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do...

  14. Leo Haas aquatint of a long line of people marching through the snow

    1. Leo Haas collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn513916
    • English
    • 1966
    • overall: Height: 14.625 inches (37.148 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 11.250 inches (28.575 cm)

    Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts the arrival of new inmates for Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for begin a member of the Communist Party. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt gh...

  15. Healthcare in the Ghetto Leo Haas aquatint of a room overcrowded with ill inmates

    1. Leo Haas collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn513915
    • English
    • 1966
    • overall: Height: 11.250 inches (28.575 cm) | Width: 15.375 inches (39.053 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.375 inches (21.273 cm) | Width: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm)

    Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts patients in the overcrowded infirmary at Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for begin a member of the Communist Party. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresi...

  16. Leo Haas aquatint of a truck piled with coffins leaving Terezin

    1. Leo Haas collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn521114
    • English
    • 1966
    • overall: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 14.875 inches (37.783 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.375 inches (21.273 cm) | Width: 11.250 inches (28.575 cm)

    Aquatint created by Leo Haas in 1966 based upon sketches made in 1942 based on scenes he witnessed while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. It depicts a truckload of coffins leaving Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp during a typhus epidemic. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for begin a member of the Communist Party. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was ...

  17. Leo Haas watercolor of blind Jewish inmates walking outdoors

    1. Leo Haas collection

    Watercolor by Leo Haas of a group of blind inmates with Judenstern walking outdoors. It is based on scenes he witnessed in 1942 while an inmate of Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. Haas was an inmate of Terezin from September 1942-October 1944. Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a Communist. He was deported to Nisko labor camp in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he became part of a tight knit group of arti...

  18. Leo Haas sketch of SS labor camp guard Schrader

    1. Leo Haas collection

    Ink sketch of SS officer Schrader drawn by Leo Haas, while a prisoner in Nisko forced labor camp. Leo Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a Communist Party member. He was deported to Nisko in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he became part of a tight knit group of artists determined to secretly document the wretched conditions of daily life in the camp. In summer of 1944, they were accused by the Gestapo of...

  19. Leo Haas sketch of SS labor camp guard Wolters

    1. Leo Haas collection

    Ink sketch of SS officer Wolters drawn by Leo Haas, while a prisoner in Nisko forced labor camp. Leo Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a Communist Party member. He was deported to Nisko in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he became part of a tight knit group of artists determined to secretly document the wretched conditions of daily life in the camp. In summer of 1944, they were accused by the Gestapo of ...

  20. Leo Haas sketch of SS labor camp guard Siemen

    1. Leo Haas collection

    Ink sketch of SS officer Siemen drawn by Leo Haas, while a prisoner in Nisko forced labor camp. Leo Haas, 38, a Czech Jew and a professional artist, was arrested in 1939 in Ostrava in German occupied Czechoslovakia for being a member of the Communist Party. He was deported to Nisko in Poland, then shipped back to Ostrava to do forced labor. In September 1942, he was sent to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, where he became part of a tight knit group of artists determined to secretly document the wretched conditions of daily life in the camp. In summer of 1944, they were accused by the Gesta...