us-005578-irn517210-irn517218
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1943-01-01
archival history: The set of patterns was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Ilie Wacs, the son of Moritz Wacs.
type: RecordSet
physical characteristics and technical requirements: a. Pattern for the front panel of a suit coat for an adult male, drawn in black and red pencil on yellowed paper. The drawing is created on a scaled graph with numbers that correspond to handwritten instructions on the left side. The paper has a fold down the middle. b. Pattern for adult male trousers, drawn in black and red pencil on yellowed paper. The drawing is created on a scaled graph with handwritten numbers that correspond to instruction on the left side. The paper has a fold down the middle. c. Pattern for the front panel for a suit coat for an adult male, drawn in pencil on yellowed paper. The drawing is created on a scaled graph with numbers that correspond to handwritten instructions on the left side. The paper has a fold down the middle. d. Pattern for the interior front panel of an adult male jacket, drawn in pencil yellowed paper. The drawing is created on a scaled graph with numbers that correspond to instruction on the left side. The paper has a fold down the middle. e. Pattern for the front panel of an adult male suitcoat with 3 buttons, drawn in pencil on yellowed paper. The drawing is created on a scaled graph with numbers that correspond to instruction on the left side. The paper has a fold down the middle. f. Pattern for the sleeve of an adult male jacket, drawn in pencil on yellowed paper. The drawing is created on a scaled graph with numbers that correspond to instruction on the left side. The paper has a fold down the middle. g. Pattern for the front panels of an adult male suitcoat with 2 pockets, drawn in pencil on yellowed paper. The drawing is created on a scaled graph with numbers that correspond to instruction on the left side. The paper has a fold down the middle. h. Pattern of the interior of a man’s jacket, has 2 pockets, on yellowed paper. The drawing is created on a scaled graph with numbers that correspond to instruction on the left side. The paper has a fold down the middle. i. Incomplete pattern for adult male clothing, drawn i…
has or had some members with language: deu
record resource extent: a: Height: 16.380 inches (41.605 cm) | Width: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) b: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 16.620 inches (42.215 cm) c: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 16.620 inches (42.215 cm) d: Height: 13.880 inches (35.255 cm) | Width: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm) e: Height: 13.880 inches (35.255 cm) | Width: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm) f: Height: 13.880 inches (35.255 cm) | Width: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm) g: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm) h: Height: 13.750 inches (34.925 cm) | Width: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm) i: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm) j: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm)
conditions of use: Restrictions on use
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn517210-irn517218/alternateIDs/1
biographical history: Moritz (Maurice) Wacs was born in Romania. He was held as a prisoner-of-war in Austria during World War I and remained there when that war ended. He married Henia (Helen) Fachs, who was from an orthodox Polish family. They were married by a rabbi, but the marriage was not recognized by the Austrian government as Moritz was not an Austrian citizen. They had a son, Ilie, born on December 11, 1927, and a daughter, Debra, born in 1935. The family was not especially religious, though Henia kept a kosher home. Moritz was a men’s custom tailor with a very successful business. The Austrian population was primarily Catholic and anti-Semitism was common. On March 12-13, 1938, the Anschluss occurred; Nazi Germany marched into Austria and incorporated the country into the Third Reich. Moritz's business was aryanized and turned over to his Christian head tailor, Alois, a member of the Nazi party. Alois had prior knowledge of Kristallnacht that November and warned the Wacs to leave their apartment that night. Kristallnacht was especially brutal in Austria: all the synagogues in Vienna were destroyed, Jewish homes and businesses were vandalized, and 1000s of Jews were deported to Dachau and Buchenwald. Soon after this, the family decided to emigrate. They wanted to come to the United States, but since Ilie was a Romanian citizen, it was not possible to get visas. They decided to go to Shanghai, since it was an open city and required no papers. Moritz’s brother in Romania paid for their passage, since only US dollars were accepted and Moritz could not get these in Austria. They sailed from Genoa, Italy, on the Conte Bianca Mano, August 20, 1939, less than two weeks before the outbreak of World War II. After they arrived in Shanghai, the local Jewish community found them an apartment in Heime Hongkew. The family had only the four suitcases they had taken in the ship; the furniture and good they had arranged to have shipped never arrived. But Morris was able to find work as a custom …
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1945-12-31
has record set type: Item
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn517210-irn517218/acquisitions/1
title: Set of 10 patterns for menswear
is or was included in: us-005578-irn517210
has or had holder: us-005578
identifier: irn517218
scope and content: Group of men’s clothing patterns created by Moritz Wacs for his tailor’s shop in Shanghai. The Wacs family left Vienna for Shanghai soon after Kristallnacht in November, 1938. Nazi Germany had annexed Austria in March 1938 and the persecution of Jews was increasingly violent. In 1943, the Japanese, who controlled Shanghai, forced most Jewish refugees into ghettos. Conditions were very harsh, but Ilie’s family survived the war.
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