The suitcase was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Beverly P. Shapiro, the niece of Hanneliese Mendowsky.
Suitcase used by German Jewish refugees
overall: Height: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Width: 19.750 inches (50.165 cm) | Depth: 12.500 inches (31.75 cm)
Rectangular, brown suitcase with a lid attached by 2 back metal hinges. There are 2 locks on the lid and the base, and a leather handle.
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Suitcase used by Hanneliese Mendowsky when she left Breslau, Germany, for the United States before the war.