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1926. Colorful plaid handkerchief found by a German Jewish teenage inmate at Birkenau
the guards decided it was not appropriate for Zev to remain in the women’s barrack and he was taken ... singer from Greece. A guard wanted Nini to live with him, but she refused. A few days later, Nini was ... by a guard who boxed her ear until she was dizzy. Another day, they found a dead infant in a bundle ... made bullets. As the war came to an end, the guards stopped feeding the prisoners. They rioted and
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1927. Blue felt belt with appliqued flowers found by a German Jewish teenage inmate at Auschwitz
the guards decided it was not appropriate for Zev to remain in the women’s barrack and he was taken ... singer from Greece. A guard wanted Nini to live with him, but she refused. A few days later, Nini was ... by a guard who boxed her ear until she was dizzy. Another day, they found a dead infant in a bundle ... made bullets. As the war came to an end, the guards stopped feeding the prisoners. They rioted and
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1928. Vernier calipers used by a Jewish Polish worker in Oskar Schindler's armament factory
where the arbitrary beating and murder of prisoners by the guards was a daily activity. Sam was a tailor ... for the man's wife. On one occasion, Sam was caught taking potato peels by another SS guard, and the ... other guard intervened. Even though it was February, the guard took him outside, doused him with cold
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1929. L'Enfant Jesus Miraculeux de Prague [Miraculous Infant Jesus of Prague] medallion given to an young Austrian Jewish woman
camp, a guard named Tauber made the prisoners jump over a five foot ditch; those who did not make it ... but Martha was able to get her name off the list. After her recovery, the female guard in charge of ... roll calls where the inmates had to stand in the cold for hours; if they fell, the guards would stomp ... to do with the prisoners. Nina was befriended by a young camp guard, Lucien, a student from
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1930. Medallion with Moses and the S'hma prayer found by a young Jewish woman on a camp transport
camp, a guard named Tauber made the prisoners jump over a five foot ditch; those who did not make it ... but Martha was able to get her name off the list. After her recovery, the female guard in charge of ... roll calls where the inmates had to stand in the cold for hours; if they fell, the guards would stomp ... to do with the prisoners. Nina was befriended by a young camp guard, Lucien, a student from
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1931. German military identification tag given to a Danish resistance member
advertising business, sailing expertise, and King’s Royal Guard service as well as his wartime position with ... expertise, and King’s Royal Guard service as well as his wartime position with the Danish police force to ... county to serve in the guard regiment for King Christian X. Knud served in the King’s guard for one year
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1932. Pair of leather slippers received from Oskar Schindler by a Jewish Polish worker
where the arbitrary beating and murder of prisoners by the guards was a daily activity. Sam was a tailor ... for the man's wife. On one occasion, Sam was caught taking potato peels by another SS guard, and the ... other guard intervened. Even though it was February, the guard took him outside, doused him with cold
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1933. Leather pouch for a dog tag given to a Danish resistance member
gained from his prewar printing and advertising business, sailing expertise, and King’s Royal Guard ... expertise, and King’s Royal Guard service as well as his wartime position with the Danish police force to ... county to serve in the guard regiment for King Christian X. Knud served in the King’s guard for one year
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1934. Armband with a royal coat of arms issued to a Danish resistance member
’s Royal Guard service as well as his wartime position with the Danish police force to transmit ... expertise, and King’s Royal Guard service as well as his wartime position with the Danish police force to ... county to serve in the guard regiment for King Christian X. Knud served in the King’s guard for one year
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1935. Mixed media wall sculpture by Daisy Brand depicting graveled train tracks entering a concentration camp
sick people. They tried to ask the guards about it and where told: "Hau ab" - get lost. They never saw ... evacuated and the prisoners started on a march towards Dachau. The guards wanted to be captured by the ... April 24, 1945, they encountered a US military tank near Wurzen. The Americans disarmed the guards and ... from Dondagen II. He told them that around noon on the day their mother disappeared, the guards took
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1936. Mixed media wall sculpture by Daisy Brand evoking her memories of arrival at a concentration camp and the crematoria
sick people. They tried to ask the guards about it and where told: "Hau ab" - get lost. They never saw ... evacuated and the prisoners started on a march towards Dachau. The guards wanted to be captured by the ... April 24, 1945, they encountered a US military tank near Wurzen. The Americans disarmed the guards and ... from Dondagen II. He told them that around noon on the day their mother disappeared, the guards took
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1937. Mixed media wall sculpture by Daisy Brand with a line of boxcars based on her memories of transport to multiple concentration camps
sick people. They tried to ask the guards about it and where told: "Hau ab" - get lost. They never saw ... evacuated and the prisoners started on a march towards Dachau. The guards wanted to be captured by the ... April 24, 1945, they encountered a US military tank near Wurzen. The Americans disarmed the guards and ... from Dondagen II. He told them that around noon on the day their mother disappeared, the guards took
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1938. Mixed media wall sculpture by Daisy Brand depicting arrival at a concentration camp
sick people. They tried to ask the guards about it and where told: "Hau ab" - get lost. They never saw ... evacuated and the prisoners started on a march towards Dachau. The guards wanted to be captured by the ... April 24, 1945, they encountered a US military tank near Wurzen. The Americans disarmed the guards and ... from Dondagen II. He told them that around noon on the day their mother disappeared, the guards took
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1939. Mixed media wall sculpture by Daisy Brand evoking cherished memories of the her childhood
sick people. They tried to ask the guards about it and where told: "Hau ab" - get lost. They never saw ... evacuated and the prisoners started on a march towards Dachau. The guards wanted to be captured by the ... April 24, 1945, they encountered a US military tank near Wurzen. The Americans disarmed the guards and ... from Dondagen II. He told them that around noon on the day their mother disappeared, the guards took
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1940. Mixed media wall sculpture by Daisy Brand mourning the cremation of her father at Auschwitz
sick people. They tried to ask the guards about it and where told: "Hau ab" - get lost. They never saw ... evacuated and the prisoners started on a march towards Dachau. The guards wanted to be captured by the ... April 24, 1945, they encountered a US military tank near Wurzen. The Americans disarmed the guards and ... from Dondagen II. He told them that around noon on the day their mother disappeared, the guards took
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1941. Concentration camp uniform pants worn by a Polish Jewish inmate
). After six months, he became ill and was returned to Auschwitz I to be gassed. He was saved by a guard ... steel and cement. Henryk also guarded the electric fence to prevent prisoners from committing suicide by ... sent to the left, but a guard, whom Henryk had known in Krakow, saved his life by hitting him and ... Auschwitz and the camp was evacuated on January 18. The SS guards asked a nurse and a doctor to stay behind
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1942. Lenneberg and Brünell families papers
hours in the rain guarded by SS with machine guns as other guards beat and screamed at them. Then they ... the line and was shot by a guard. Ursula was taken to a sauna, stripped and shaved all over, as a line ... trestle lined with sick prisoners. Two young SS guards put the six girls alone in the last car. When the ... Frahne linen factory. The guards got the commandant, Ann Rinke, who screamed to take the girls back to
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1943. Anvil-shaped paperweight given to a US soldier serving as a displaced persons camp administrator
leaving by US Army guards. Despite immense supply problems, Heymont and his officers managed to make ... by high barbed wire fences, and US soldiers guarded the gate. This was to prevent residents from ... residents. He abolished the pass system that restricted the DPs movement and camp guards focused on ... soldiers guarding the gate and making sure that no resident left without an official signed pass. The camp
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1944. Print 9 from a set of reproduced sketches by a French artist and concentration camp prisoner
Print reproduction of a sketch, from a set of fifteen, depicting guards watching a group of ... under dangerous conditions in quarries, disease was prevalent, food rations were meager, and the guards ... hit the prisoners with truncheons and dogs attack them. Two uniformed guards yell at the group while ... they look on, and a third guard aims a machine gun at the prisoners from up in the guard tower beside
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1945. Concentration camp uniform jacket worn by a Polish Jewish inmate
). After six months, he became ill and was sent to Auschwitz I to be gassed. He was saved by a guard and ... steel and cement. Henryk also guarded the electric fence to prevent prisoners from committing suicide by ... sent to the left, but a guard, whom Henryk had known in Krakow, saved his life by hitting him and ... Auschwitz and the camp was evacuated on January 18. The SS guards asked a nurse and a doctor to stay behind
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1946. Concentration camp uniform cap with 90065 worn by a Polish Jewish inmate
Auschwitz I to be gassed. He was saved by a guard and eventually assigned to the hospital block. When ... steel and cement. Henryk also guarded the electric fence to prevent prisoners from committing suicide by ... sent to the left, but a guard, whom Henryk had known in Krakow, saved his life by hitting him and ... Auschwitz and the camp was evacuated on January 18. The SS guards asked a nurse and a doctor to stay behind
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1947. Small blank wooden tile made by a former Jewish Czech concentration camp inmate
transport train, when an SS guard asked for men to repair a roof. Jiri volunteered and the train left before ... children and taught them about Jewish traditions. In January 1943, Irma bribed a camp guard to smuggle her ... personal possessions. The International Red Cross took over the camp on May 2, 1945. The guards fled, and ... camp guard to smuggle her a tree sapling. She needed the young tree to celebrate Tu B'Shevat, the New
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1948. Star of David membership pin owned by a former concentration camp inmate
ill and was returned to Auschwitz I to be gassed. He was saved by a guard and eventually assigned to ... steel and cement. Henryk also guarded the electric fence to prevent prisoners from committing suicide by ... sent to the left, but a guard, whom Henryk had known in Krakow, saved his life by hitting him and ... Auschwitz and the camp was evacuated on January 18. The SS guards asked a nurse and a doctor to stay behind
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1949. White armband with a red cross worn by a concentration camp inmate
He was saved by a guard and eventually assigned to the hospital block. When Auschwitz was evacuated ... steel and cement. Henryk also guarded the electric fence to prevent prisoners from committing suicide by ... sent to the left, but a guard, whom Henryk had known in Krakow, saved his life by hitting him and ... Auschwitz and the camp was evacuated on January 18. The SS guards asked a nurse and a doctor to stay behind
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1950. According to 1994 correspondence between former Director of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, Dr.
guards of SS Wachmannschaft I Kompanie San Sabba)