us-005578-irn563993-irn563230
type: RecordSet
archival history: The jewelry case was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Margit Meissner.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Brown leather rectangular jewelry case with leather handle and metal lock. The inside has a fabric lining.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had identifier: 2
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn563230
is or was included in: us-005578-irn563993
record resource extent: overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 10.250 inches (26.035 cm) | Depth: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Jewelry case carried by Lilly Morawetz (donor’s mother), a Jewish Austrian refugee, when she was deported by the French police from Paris to the Gurs internment camp in 1940 and during her flight through Spain and Portugal. When the family was imprisoned in Spain, this case was taken from Lilly, but because she had lost the key, they couldn’t open it and her jewelry remained safe. She carried the case with her to the US in 1941.
title: Jewelry case