Joan Kent Finkelstein family collection

Identifier: irn37533
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2018 by Joan Kent Finkelstein, the daughter of George and Nadine Kent.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of artifacts, correspondence, documents, and a photograph album relating to the experiences of Jerzy and Nadzieja Klein, their daughter, Joanna, (from 1946, George, Nadine, and Joan Kent) and their family and friends in Warsaw, Poland, before and during the Holocaust and their immigration to and postwar life in the United States.

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Joan Kent Finkelstein family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41377
- English
- box oversize folder oversize box 1 1 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Consists of correspondence and documents dated between 1940 and 1966 from family and friends of Jerzy and Nadzieja Solomon Klein (later George and Nadine Kent), originally of Warsaw, Poland. Includes correspondence from family who remained in Poland during the war, family who emigrated to Palestine and the Soviet Union, and family and friends who emigrated to the United States, Brazil, and Argentina prior to or during the war. The collection includes translations and explanations of much of the correspondence. Also includes a photograph album containing images from the 1920s and 1930s, larg...
Child's pith helmet acquired in India during the journey to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41378
- English
- overall: Height: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Width: 10.750 inches (27.305 cm) | Depth: 11.120 inches (28.245 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Child’s flower patterned pith helmet acquired in India for 3 year old Joanna Klein in January 1941 during the long journey to the United States after she, her parents, Nadzieja and Jerzy, and her great-aunt, Elizawieta Palcew, escaped Warsaw, Poland, after living under German occupation since September 1939. Jerzy had applied for US visas in 1936 following Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhineland, but was unsuccessful because of restrictive US entry quotas. Jerzy acquired false travel papers for roundtrip travel to Peru via Italy. The family traveled by train to Trieste where they obtaine...
Adult's pith helmet acquired in India during the journey to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41379
- English
- overall: Height: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm) | Width: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm) | Depth: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pith helmet acquired by Jerzy Klein in January 1941 during the long journey to the United States after he, his wife, Nadzieja, 3 year old daughter, Joanna, and Nadzieja's aunt, Elizawieta Palcew, escaped Warsaw, Poland, after living under German occupation since September 1939. Jerzy had applied for US visas in 1936 following Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhineland, but was unsuccessful because of restrictive US entry quotas. Jerzy acquired false travel papers for roundtrip travel to Peru via Italy. The family traveled by train to Trieste where they obtained transit permits through Yugos...
Black fetal horse fur coat collar with black satin lining brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41380
- English
- overall: Height: 22.500 inches (57.15 cm) | Width: 40.000 inches (101.6 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Black fur coat collar that Nadzieja Klein took with her when she, her husband, Jerzy, 3 year old daughter, Joanna, and her aunt, Elizawieta Palcew, escaped Warsaw, Poland, after living under German occupation since September 1939. Jerzy had applied for US visas in 1936 following Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhineland, but was unsuccessful because of restrictive US entry quotas. Jerzy acquired false travel papers for roundtrip travel to Peru via Italy. The family traveled by train to Trieste where they obtained transit permits through Yugoslavia and Greece to Turkey. Up to this point, th...
Red and brown fox fur wrap brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41382
- English
- overall: Height: 34.250 inches (86.995 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Brown fox fur neck piece that Nadzieja Klein took with her when she, her husband, Jerzy, 3 year old daughter, Joanna, and her aunt, Elizawieta Palcew, escaped Warsaw, Poland, after living under German occupation since September 1939. Jerzy had applied for US visas in 1936 following Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhineland, but was unsuccessful because of restrictive US entry quotas. Jerzy acquired false travel papers for roundtrip travel to Peru via Italy. The family traveled by train to Trieste where they obtained transit permits through Yugoslavia and Greece to Turkey. Up to this point,...
White rabbit fur collar brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41383
- English
- overall: Height: 22.000 inches (55.88 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
White rabbit fur collar that Nadzieja Klein took with her when she, her husband, Jerzy, 3 year old daughter, Joanna, and her aunt, Elizawieta Palcew, escaped Warsaw, Poland, after living under German occupation since September 1939. Jerzy had applied for US visas in 1936 following Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhineland, but was unsuccessful because of restrictive US entry quotas. Jerzy acquired false travel papers for roundtrip travel to Peru via Italy. The family traveled by train to Trieste where they obtained transit permits through Yugoslavia and Greece to Turkey. Up to this point, ...
Black fetal horse fur coat collar with tear drop ends brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41384
- English
- overall: Height: 22.000 inches (55.88 cm) | Width: 21.500 inches (54.61 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Black fur coat collar with tear drop ends that Nadzieja Klein took with her when she, her husband, Jerzy, 3 year old daughter, Joanna, and her aunt, Elizawieta Palcew, escaped Warsaw, Poland, after living under German occupation since September 1939. Jerzy had applied for US visas in 1936 following Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhineland, but was unsuccessful because of restrictive US entry quotas. Jerzy acquired false travel papers for roundtrip travel to Peru via Italy. The family traveled by train to Trieste where they obtained transit permits through Yugoslavia and Greece to Turkey. ...
Doily with floral lace border brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41385
- English
- overall: | Diameter: 25.000 inches (63.5 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Large floral lace doily that Nadzieja Klein took with her when she, her husband, Jerzy, 3 year old daughter, Joanna, and her aunt, Elizawieta Palcew, escaped Warsaw, Poland, after living under German occupation since September 1939. Jerzy had applied for US visas in 1936 following Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhineland, but was unsuccessful because of restrictive US entry quotas. Jerzy acquired false travel papers for roundtrip travel to Peru via Italy. The family traveled by train to Trieste where they obtained transit permits through Yugoslavia and Greece to Turkey. Up to this point, ...
White square cotton pillowcase with a cutwork border brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41386
- English
- 1926
- overall: Height: 29.250 inches (74.295 cm) | Width: 27.000 inches (68.58 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
White pillowcase with a monogram and cutwork border from her 1926 bridal trousseau that Nadzieja Klein took with her when she, her husband, Jerzy, 3 year old daughter, Joanna, and her aunt, Elizawieta Palcew, escaped Warsaw, Poland, after living under German occupation since September 1939. Jerzy had applied for US visas in 1936 following Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhineland, but was unsuccessful because of restrictive US entry quotas. Jerzy acquired false travel papers for roundtrip travel to Peru via Italy. The family traveled by train to Trieste where they obtained transit permits ...
White fine cotton slip with whitework embroidery and an NS monogram brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41387
- English
- 1926
- overall: Height: 28.125 inches (71.438 cm) | Width: 27.250 inches (69.215 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Monogrammed fine cotton slip from her 1926 bridal trousseau that Nadzieja Klein took with her when she, her husband, Jerzy, 3 year old daughter, Joanna, and her aunt, Elizawieta Palcew, escaped Warsaw, Poland, after living under German occupation since September 1939. Jerzy had applied for US visas in 1936 following Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhineland, but was unsuccessful because of restrictive US entry quotas. Jerzy acquired false travel papers for roundtrip travel to Peru via Italy. The family traveled by train to Trieste where they obtained transit permits through Yugoslavia and ...
White embroidered fine cotton slip with lace inlay brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41388
- English
- 1926
- overall: Height: 27.625 inches (70.168 cm) | Width: 29.000 inches (73.66 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
White embroidered fine cotton slip with lace inlay from her 1926 bridal trousseau that Nadzieja Klein took with her when she, her husband, Jerzy, 3 year old daughter, Joanna, and her aunt, Elizawieta Palcew, escaped Warsaw, Poland, after living under German occupation since September 1939. Jerzy had applied for US visas in 1936 following Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhineland, but was unsuccessful because of restrictive US entry quotas. Jerzy acquired false travel papers for roundtrip travel to Peru via Italy. The family traveled by train to Trieste where they obtained transit permits t...
White embroidered cotton slip with an NS monogram and interior flap brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41389
- English
- 1926
- overall: Height: 28.500 inches (72.39 cm) | Width: 29.500 inches (74.93 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Monogrammed fine cotton slip with interior flap from her 1926 bridal trousseau that Nadzieja Klein took with her when she, her husband, Jerzy, 3 year old daughter, Joanna, and her aunt, Elizawieta Palcew, escaped Warsaw, Poland, after living under German occupation since September 1939. Jerzy had applied for US visas in 1936 following Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhineland, but was unsuccessful because of restrictive US entry quotas. Jerzy acquired false travel papers for roundtrip travel to Peru via Italy. The family traveled by train to Trieste where they obtained transit permits thro...
Woman's white silk dickey brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41390
- English
- overall: Height: 20.875 inches (53.023 cm) | Width: 16.250 inches (41.275 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
White silk dickey that Nadzieja Klein took with her when she, her husband, Jerzy, 3 year old daughter, Joanna, and her aunt, Elizawieta Palcew, escaped Warsaw, Poland, after living under German occupation since September 1939. Jerzy had applied for US visas in 1936 following Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhineland, but was unsuccessful because of restrictive US entry quotas. Jerzy acquired false travel papers for roundtrip travel to Peru via Italy. The family traveled by train to Trieste where they obtained transit permits through Yugoslavia and Greece to Turkey. Up to this point, they h...
Black silk taffeta bodice with handmade lace brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41391
- English
- overall: Height: 17.125 inches (43.498 cm) | Width: 23.250 inches (59.055 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Black silk taffeta bodice with handmade floral lace and embroidered appliques detached from a ball gown that Nadzieja Klein took with her when she, her husband, Jerzy, 3 year old daughter, Joanna, and her aunt, Elizawieta Palcew, escaped Warsaw, Poland, after living under German occupation since September 1939. Jerzy had applied for US visas in 1936 following Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhineland, but was unsuccessful because of restrictive US entry quotas. Jerzy acquired false travel papers for roundtrip travel to Peru via Italy. The family traveled by train to Trieste where they obta...
Fringed black silk piano shawl with embroidered silver flowers brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41392
- English
- overall: Height: 58.000 inches (147.32 cm) | Width: 38.500 inches (97.79 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Embroidered black silk piano shawl that Nadzieja Klein took with her when she, her husband, Jerzy, 3 year old daughter, Joanna, and her aunt, Elizawieta Palcew, escaped Warsaw, Poland, after living under German occupation since September 1939. Jerzy had applied for US visas in 1936 following Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhineland, but was unsuccessful because of restrictive US entry quotas. Jerzy acquired false travel papers for roundtrip travel to Peru via Italy. The family traveled by train to Trieste where they obtained transit permits through Yugoslavia and Greece to Turkey. Up to t...
Beige wool/angora dress with self-belt brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41393
- English
- a: Height: 42.000 inches (106.68 cm) | Width: 23.500 inches (59.69 cm) b: Height: 34.000 inches (86.36 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Beige wool/angora dress with matching belt that Nadzieja Klein took with her when she, her husband, Jerzy, 3 year old daughter, Joanna, and her aunt, Elizawieta Palcew, escaped Warsaw, Poland, on April 20, 1940, after living under German occupation since September 1939. Jerzy had applied for US visas in 1936 following Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhineland, but was unsuccessful because of restrictive US entry quotas. Jerzy acquired false travel papers for roundtrip travel to Peru via Italy. The family traveled by train to Trieste where they obtained transit permits through Yugoslavia an...
Handknit red wool scarf brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41394
- English
- overall: Height: 39.000 inches (99.06 cm) | Width: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Red wool handknit scarf that Nadzieja Klein took with her when she, her husband, Jerzy, 3 year old daughter, Joanna, and her aunt, Elizawieta Palcew, escaped Warsaw, Poland, after living under German occupation since September 1939. Jerzy had applied for US visas in 1936 following Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhineland, but was unsuccessful because of restrictive US entry quotas. Jerzy acquired false travel papers for roundtrip travel to Peru via Italy. The family traveled by train to Trieste where they obtained transit permits through Yugoslavia and Greece to Turkey. Up to this point, ...
Woven navy blue wool scarf with red and white accents brought to the US by Nadzieja Klein's family
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41395
- English
- overall: Height: 47.000 inches (119.38 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Woven, navy blue wool scarf with red and white accents that Nadzieja Klein took with her when she, her husband, Jerzy, 3 year old daughter, Joanna, and her aunt, Elizawieta Palcew, escaped Warsaw, Poland, after living under German occupation since September 1939. Jerzy had applied for US visas in 1936 following Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhineland, but was unsuccessful because of restrictive US entry quotas. Jerzy acquired false travel papers for roundtrip travel to Peru via Italy. The family traveled by train to Trieste where they obtained transit permits through Yugoslavia and Greec...
Lace bordered white handkerchief brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41396
- English
- overall: Height: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm) | Width: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Lace bordered white handkerchief that Nadzieja Klein took with her when she, her husband, Jerzy, 3 year old daughter, Joanna, and her aunt, Elizawieta Palcew, escaped Warsaw, Poland, after living under German occupation since September 1939. Jerzy had applied for US visas in 1936 following Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhineland, but was unsuccessful because of restrictive US entry quotas. Jerzy acquired false travel papers for roundtrip travel to Peru via Italy. The family traveled by train to Trieste where they obtained transit permits through Yugoslavia and Greece to Turkey. Up to thi...
White handkerchief with an embroidered triangle patterned border brought to the US by a Jewish family fleeing German occupied Poland
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn41397
- English
- overall: Height: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Width: 8.375 inches (21.273 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
White handkerchief with a border of triangle patterned whitework that Nadzieja Klein took with her when she, her husband, Jerzy, 3 year old daughter, Joanna, and her aunt, Elizawieta Palcew, escaped Warsaw, Poland, after living under German occupation since September 1939. Jerzy had applied for US visas in 1936 following Hitler’s remilitarization of the Rhineland, but was unsuccessful because of restrictive US entry quotas. Jerzy acquired false travel papers for roundtrip travel to Peru via Italy. The family traveled by train to Trieste where they obtained transit permits through Yugoslavia...