us-005578-irn522152-irn522457
type: RecordSet
physical characterisitics and technical requirements: a. Soft, slender, white leather, right hand glove with a wrist opening with a diamond patterned metal snap closure. There is leather detailing outlining each finger and 3 raised leather lines surrounded by stitching on the upper body of the hand. The interior is lined with soft cloth and there is an ink stamp near the wrist opening. b. Soft, slender, white leather, left hand glove with a wrist opening with a diamond patterned metal snap closure. There is leather detailing outlining each finger and 3 raised leather lines surrounded by stitching on the upper body of the hand. The interior is lined with soft cloth and there is an ink stamp near the wrist opening. a. interior, stamped, black ink : MYD12182 b. interior, stamped, black ink : MYD12182
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conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has beginning date: 1939-01-01
has end date: 1939-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has record set type: Item
history: Gertrude Bieder was born on January 23, 1929, in Vienna, Austria, to Isidor (Cham Isak) and Fanny (Feiga) Wilde Bieder. Both of her parents were born to Jewish families in Golwice, Poland: Isidor in 1894 and Fanny in 1904. The couple married in Vienna, Austria, on July 6, 1924, where Isidor owned a successful retail business. Gertrude had an older sister, Frieda, who was born on September 11, 1925. When Nazi Germany annexed Austria on March 13, 1938, Germans looted the family’s apartment and took their money, car, and other possessions. Anti-Jewish laws were passed and soon Isidor’s business was confiscated. During Kristallnacht on November 10, Isidor was arrested and severely beaten. Fanny was forced to scrub the streets. The family's apartment was sealed and they never returned there. Isidor was released with the condition that he and his family soon leave Austria. The family received a permit to leave Vienna on January 16, 1939, after Isidor paid an expensive Jewish emigration tax. They travelled to Genoa, Italy, where they boarded the SS Esperia, arriving in Haifa, Palestine, on January 26. They lived in a room in a Jewish refugee resettlement center for several weeks; for the remaining months, they moved around the city. On November 20, 1939, the family sailed on the SS Andreas-Dorus for Piraeus, Greece. They transferred to the TSS Neas-Hellas and arrived in New York City on December 18. The family settled in Cleveland, Ohio. Gertrude married David Meisner and had two children. Her father passed away, age 83, in 1971. Her mother died, age 71, in 1975. Gertrude passed away, age 83, on February 26, 2012. Isidor Bieder was born on October 1, 1894, in Gorlice, Poland into a Jewish family. He had five siblings: Sahra, Malka, born December 11, 1912, Martha, born August 16, 1895, Heni, and Frieda, born August 6, 1911. Isidor married Fanny (Fiege) Wild, born November 2, 1904, also from Gorlice, on July 6, 1924, in Vienna, Austria. They settled in Vienna where Isidor de…
history: The gloves were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Gertrude Bieder Meisner, the daughter of Isidor Bieder.
identifier: irn522457
is or was included in: us-005578-irn522152
record resource extent: a: Height: 9.250 inches (23.495 cm) | Width: 4.620 inches (11.735 cm) b: Height: 9.250 inches (23.495 cm) | Width: 4.380 inches (11.125 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Gloves owned by Isidor Bieder who was forced to leave Vienna, Austria, with his wife, Fanny, and their two daughters, 14 year old Frieda, and 10 year old Gertrude, in January 1939. After the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in March 1938, anti-Jewish laws were passed and Jews were targeted for persecution. Germans raided the family’s apartment, taking most of their valuables, and a little later, Isidor’s business was confiscated. During the November Kristallnacht pogrom, Isidor was arrested and beaten. As a condition of Isidor’s release from prison, he agreed to leave Austria with his family. They received their exit permits on January 16, 1939, and left for Haifa, Palestine. After nearly a year, they sailed from there to Greece, then to the United States, and arrived in New York City on December 18.
title: Pair of men's white leather driving gloves carried by a Jewish refugee during his escape from Vienna