The camera was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Dan Novak, the son of Zdenka Steiner Novak.
Rectangular, die-cast metal camera with black cloth-covered panels attached to a stiff, brown leather case with a carrying strap.
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overall: Height: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Depth: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
Rolleiflex camera given to Zdenka Steiner (later Novak) for her 15th birthday in 1934. The camera 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.
Rolleiflex camera given to Zdenka Steiner as a birthday gift