us-005578-irn51077-irn61508
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn51077-irn61508/alternateIDs/1
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1939-12-31
archival history: The blouse was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Edith (Tennenbaum) Ostern.
biographical history: Edith Tennenbaum was born on November 12, 1936, in Vienna, Austria, to Emil and Dora Austein Tennenbaum. Emil was born on April 28, 1903, in Zaleszczyki, Poland (Zalishchyky, Ukraine), to Leib and Malka Tennenbaum. Leib was born on August 29, 1869 and Malka on October 8, 1869. They were a very religious family. Emil had six siblings, only Marcus (Mark), born February 27, 1901, and Mina, born June 7, 1906, lived past childhood. Dora was born on May 15, 1913, in Bobrka, Poland, to Elias and Sara Leiter Austein. Elias was born on January 1, 1879, and Sara circa 1886, both in Bobrka. Dora had two brothers: Max, born on April 26, 1909; and Moses (Morris), born on February 12, 1911. Both families immigrated to Austria in 1914 because of the outbreak of World War I (1914-1918.) Both families were affluent, with successful businesses and well educated children. Emil and Dora married in 1934. Emil owned a lumber business with his father and brother and opened a second store by himself. They attended synagogue occasionally. On March 12, 1938, Germany annexed Austria. Emil’s stores were confiscated by the government soon afterwards. There was a shortage of food and they had to use ration cards. Edith’s brother, George, was born August 2, 1938. Dora was not allowed to go to the regular hospital for the delivery because she was Jewish. Both the Tennenbaum and Austein families began planning to leave Austria for the US. They had relatives in America and were registered in the Polish quota. On November 9 and 10, 1938, the Kristallnacht pogrom occurred and Emil was arrested. The family’s apartment was sealed by the Gestapo, leaving Dora without diapers, food or drink for her young children. She travelled across town to stay her sister-in-law, Mina, her husband Leo Beller, and their son Paul. On November 16, Emil was deported to Dachau concentration camp, where he was assigned prisoner number 29183. On December 18, Dora received a postcard from Emil, telling her that he was all righ…
title: Long sleeve peach ruffled blouse worn by an Austrian Jewish girl
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
is or was included in: us-005578-irn51077
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1939-01-01
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Child's light orange, long-sleeved silky cloth blouse with a rounded collar and front opening with a false placket. The collar and placket have ruffled borders with blue seed and green blanket stitching. The collar opening has a metal snap socket in the left interior, but no stud. The placket exterior has 5 decorative, white, plastic buttons, with hidden snaps on the inner placket: the upper 2 for closure, the bottom sewn closed. The sleeves have hand stitched French style cuffs with green blanket stitching, a ruffled border with blue seed stitches, and 2 sets of metal snaps. Two cloth ties are basted in the interior front near the waist. The hems are machine sewn. A store label is sewn inside the back collar. interior back, cloth tag, red thread : - L.U - 23 - 0 - 69 “Emmy” / Kindermoden WIEN I. ROTENTURMSTR.9
record resource extent: overall: Height: 13.000 inches (33.02 cm) | Width: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm)
type: RecordSet
has or had some members with language: deu
identifier: irn61508
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn51077-irn61508/acquisitions/1
has record set type: Item
has or had holder: us-005578
scope and content: Ruffled, peach blouse brought with 3 year old Edith Tennenbaum, her parents Dora and Emil, and her 1 year old brother George when they left Vienna, Austria, in 1939, for the United States. The blouse was purchased at a premier children’s clothing shop in Vienna. When Germany annexed Austria in March 1938, Edith and her parents had a comfortable life in Vienna. But soon, Emil's lumber business was confiscated. During the birth of her brother George that August, her mother was not allowed to go to the regular hospital because they were Jewish. During Kristallnacht on November 10, 1938, Emil was arrested and sent to Dachau. The family apartment was sealed, leaving Dora with no diapers, food, or drink for the children. Dora purchased an illegal visa to get Emil released, and then obtained a false Dutch passport so he could escape to Antwerp, Belgium, where he went into hiding. Both sides of the family began leaving for the US where they had relatives. In November 1939, Dora, Edith, and George left for New York, sponsored by Dora’s maternal great aunt. Dora, who had no money and spoke no English, was convinced by her relatives to place the children in a shelter while she found work. Edith was separated from George at the shelter and escaped one night in only her nightgown. She was found and brought back, but the home refused to keep her and made Dora take her back. Emil arrived in January 1940 and the family was reunited.