us-005578-irn523351-irn34282
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1945-12-31
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has record set type: Item
title: White handkerchief pouch with gnomes carried by a Kindertransport refugee
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn523351-irn34282/alternateIDs/1
record resource extent: overall: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 11.375 inches (28.893 cm)
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
is or was included in: us-005578-irn523351
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-ghettos/1106
history: The handkerchief case was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2006 by Ina Felczer.
identifier: irn34282
history: Ina Felczer (b.1929) was born in Berlin, Germany, to Hannah (Hana, née Kempinski, 1894-?) and Victor Awigdor (1892 -?) Felczer. Hannah was born in Kalisz, Poland, to Golda (née Ostrowsky) and Judah Kempinski. Victor was born in Przystajnia (near Błaszki), Poland, to Ester (née Shvartz) and Abraham Leib Felczer. Both Hannah and Victor moved to Berlin in the 1920s; Victor was a chemist and Hannah co-owned a dressmaking shop. On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany, and authorities throughout the country quickly began suppressing the rights of Jews and boycotting their businesses. Hannah was very protective of Ina, and often reminded her to avoid conspicuous behavior because it was risky with the escalation of anti-Jewish laws in Germany. In the late 1930’s, Hannah’s shop was destroyed by the authorities. Despite this, she continued to operate the business out of the family's home, along with her partner, Mrs. Berliner, and two hired, German seamstresses. Due to the increased Aryanization efforts and the passage of more anti-Jewish legislation, Victor lost his job in 1938. Occasionally, Victor secured work as a house painter, which he had to keep quiet so the seamstresses would not find out and tell the authorities. Later that year, Victor was deported to his native Poland. In 1939, Hannah registered Ina for the Kindertransport [Children’s Transport], a rescue mission to save Jewish children. The registration was managed by Bloomsbury House, a group of Jewish aid societies in Great Britain. Ina arrived in Great Britain on June 30, having left her mother behind in Berlin. Three days after Ina left, Hannah was arrested and deported to Poznan, Poland. Hannah’s brother, Froim (Efraim), lived in Poznan with his wife, Yetka, and their son, Fishel. Once in England, Ina was cared for by Vera and Sol Fischer, a Jewish couple in Leeds. Ina was placed in a local elementary school, and worked hard to learn a new language and culture. In September 1939…
date: 1939 June
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn523351-irn34282/acquisitions/1
scope and content: Handkerchief holder carried by 10-year-old Ina Felczer on a Kindertransport [Children's Transport] to Leeds, England, in late June 1939. Before the war, Ina lived with her parents, Victor and Hannah, in Berlin, Germany. Both were Polish Jews who had lived in Berlin since the 1920s. Victor was a chemist, and Hannah co-owned a dressmaking shop. On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany, and authorities throughout Germany quickly began suppressing the rights of Jews and boycotting their businesses. In the late 1930’s, Victor lost his job, and Hannah’s shop was destroyed by the authorities, though she continued to operate it from their home. In 1938, Victor was deported to Poland. In 1939, Hannah registered Ina for a Kindertransport, which arrived in England on June 30. Three days after Ina left, Hannah was deported to Poznan, Poland. In England, Ina lived with Vera and Sol Fischer in Leeds, before being evacuated to Harmston with other children to avoid the dangers of German air raids and bombings on cities. Eventually, Ina was moved to a girl’s hostel in Harrogate where she lived until 1945, when the war ended and it closed. Both of Ina's parents, her maternal grandparents, and many relatives perished in the Holocaust. In June 1946, Ina immigrated to the United States to live with her aunt in New Jersey.
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1939-01-01
physical characterisitics and technical requirements: Rectangular, padded, blue satiny cloth bifold pouch lined with white cotton. It opens and folds vertically with white cording around the edge and a white ribbon on each end to tie it closed. On the right exterior is a printed image of 2 gnomes in red and blue suspender shorts and stocking hats playing on the grass and holding red, blue, and yellow balloons on a long string.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access