us-005578-irn36058-irn36102
title: Gold ring with pink stones received by a refugee in a displaced persons camp upon the birth of her daughter
history: Bronia Bergman was born in Poland in 1917 or 1918. In 1945, following the end of World War II, she was a displaced person in Feldafing, Germany, where she met and married Morris Kirsch, who was also a displaced person born in Poland. They were then housed as displaced persons in Ansbach, Germany. They had a daughter, Sarah, in 1946. In 1950, the family emigrated to the United States. The Kirches had two more children, Albert and Rosalie. Bronia, who had Americanized her name to Bernice, died, age 56, July 23, 1973. Moshe Kirsch was born on March 28, 1913, in Rachowa, a town of approximately 500 in the Kielce Gubernia district of Poland. A close-knit community of about 100 Jews lived in a separate section of town. Moshe’s parents were Sarah and Zadic. Moshe was the middle child of five. He had two brothers, Isaac and Naftoli, and two sisters, Tova and Rachel. Aunts, uncles, and cousins also lived in the town. Moshe’s father was a third-generation tailor. The family did piecework for a local garment mill. They lived in one room, which also served as their work room. The family was poor and struggled to have enough food. They saved all week to have a Sabbath meal on Friday night of challah and fish. A public school was available, but Moshe’s father wanted him to have a religious education in a Jewish heder instead. When Moshe became Bar Mitzvah at age 13, his education ended. In 1938, the family moved to Łódź but had trouble finding work and lived in one room there as well. Moshe was active in political organizations, including a Socialist group. He moved to Oberschlesien near the German border to try to make his own living, but soon returned to Łódź. In 1939, Germany invaded Poland. Moshe went to Warsaw to help defend the city. He helped dig trenches and build barricades. After the city fell and Germany occupied Poland, the Polish men who had come to Warsaw from Łódź to defend the city were marched by German soldiers back to Łódź. Moshe was not recognized as a Jew, so…
record resource extent: overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Diameter: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm)
identifier: irn36102
type: RecordSet
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn36058-irn36102/acquisitions/1
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
scope and content: Ring given to Bronia Kirsch in 1946 on the occasion of the birth of her daughter, Sarah, while she was living in the displaced persons camp in Ansbach, Germany. The ring has a setting for a large stone, but it was already missing when Bronia received the ring. She believed the stone had been removed by the Germans. She met and married Morris Kirsch, also a displaced person from Poland, in 1945 in Feldafing, Germany. The family emigrated to the United States in 1950.
has or had holder: us-005578
is or was included in: us-005578-irn36058
has record set type: Item
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1946-01-01
physical characterisitics and technical requirements: Plain gold band with oval setting with 6 claws. 3 claws have pink stones in settings; setting for large central stone is empty.
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn36058-irn36102/alternateIDs/1
history: The ring was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Sarah Kirsch, the daughter of Bronia and Morris Kirsch.
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1946-12-31