A small, brown, wicker suitcase.
Small, wicker suitcase carried by Zdenka Steiner (later Novak) while with a partisan group between 1943 and 1945. The suitcase is part of a collection documenting Zdenka Steiner Novak and the Steiner family's experiences in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Zagreb, Croatia) before, during, and after World War II. Zdenka and her first husband, who perished, were arrested and told they would be sent to a forced labor camp. Zdenka was released due to family connections, lived in hiding for a time, and then joined the partisans. Her parents, Lavoslav and Elsa, and sister, Mira, were arrested and killed in Jasenovac and Pag concentration camps.
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Wicker suitcase used by Zdenka Steiner while with a partisan group
overall: Height: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Width: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Depth: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm)
The suitcase was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Dan Novak, the son of Zdenka Steiner Novak.