Cigar tin used by a Dutch Jewish refugee
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The cigar tin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Julie Kaye, daughter of Herman Silbiger.
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Cigar tin used by a Dutch Jewish refugee
overall: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 6.750 inches (17.145 cm) | Depth: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
A cigar tin Herman Silbiger used to collect and store materials from his family's journey through France, Spain, Jamaica (Camp Gibraltar), and Curaçao from 1942-1945. Herman's family referred to the tin as"Het Blikke Doosje" or"the little tin box" Materials, such as tickets and other items, kept in the tin were compiled into a scrapbook within a school exercise book.
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The Silbigers, a Dutch Jewish family, fled the Nazi regime by way of France, Spain, a British internment camp (Camp Gibraltar) in Jamaica, then Curacao, and eventually Miami, Florida.
Rectangular, beige painted cigar tin featuring the image of a crouching spotted leopard and the company's name and location on the lid. The underside of the hinged lid features a black and white illustration of the factory.