Irene Rosenthal Gibian family collection

Identifier: irn39212
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn39212

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Jill R. Shellow as executor on behalf of the Estate of Irene Rosenthal Gibian, the wife of Otto Gibian and stepmother of Susanna.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of artifacts: a pair of child's shoes, cut paper works, a trunk and an autograph album and books relating to the experiences of Irene Rosenthal Gibian, her husband, Otto Gibian, and stepdaughter Susanna before and during the Holocaust in Austria and in the United States after their emigration.

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Handmade illustrated children's book created by an Austrian Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn8676
- English
- overall: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Hand crafted illustrated children's book created by Irene Rosenthal. Irene fled Nazi ruled Austria for the United States in March 1940. German troops marched over the border into Austria in March 1938. The next day, Austria was annexed to Nazi Germany. Anti-Jewish legislation was enacted to strip Jews of their civil rights. The November 1938 Kristallnacht pogrom vandalized Jewish businesses and homes and destroyed most of the synagogues in Austria. Irene received a visa to leave Austria in March and sailed that month from Genoa, Italy, to New York.
Cut-paper work created by an Austrian Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn8677
- English
- overall: Height: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Cut paper artwork created by Irene Rosenthal. Irene fled Nazi ruled Austria for the United States in March 1940. German troops marched over the border into Austria in March 1938. The next day, Austria was annexed to Nazi Germany. Anti-Jewish legislation was enacted to strip Jews of their civil rights. The November 1938 Kristallnacht pogrom vandalized Jewish businesses and homes and destroyed most of the synagogues in Austria. Irene received a visa to leave Austria in March and sailed that month from Genoa, Italy, to New York.
Cut-paper work created by an Austrian Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn8678
- English
- overall: Height: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Width: 6.375 inches (16.192 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Cut paper artwork created by Irene Rosenthal. Irene fled Nazi ruled Austria for the United States in March 1940. German troops marched over the border into Austria in March 1938. The next day, Austria was annexed to Nazi Germany. Anti-Jewish legislation was enacted to strip Jews of their civil rights. The November 1938 Kristallnacht pogrom vandalized Jewish businesses and homes and destroyed most of the synagogues in Austria. Irene received a visa to leave Austria in March and sailed that month from Genoa, Italy, to New York.
Handmade book illustrating the alphabet created by an Austrian refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn8679
- English
- overall: Height: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm) | Width: 6.375 inches (16.192 cm) | Depth: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Hand crafted children's book with pictures representing each letter of the alphabet created by Irene Rosenthal. Irene fled Nazi ruled Austria for the United States in March 1940. German troops marched over the border into Austria in March 1938. The next day, Austria was annexed to Nazi Germany. Anti-Jewish legislation was enacted to strip Jews of their civil rights. The November 1938 Kristallnacht pogrom vandalized Jewish businesses and homes and destroyed most of the synagogues in Austria. Irene received a visa to leave Austria in March and sailed that month from Genoa, Italy, to New York.
Handmade illustrated children's book created by an Austrian refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn8680
- English
- overall: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Hand crafted children's book with handdrawn text and illustrations created by Irene Rosenthal. Irene fled Nazi ruled Austria for the United States in March 1940. German troops marched over the border into Austria in March 1938. The next day, Austria was annexed to Nazi Germany. Anti-Jewish legislation was enacted to strip Jews of their civil rights. The November 1938 Kristallnacht pogrom vandalized Jewish businesses and homes and destroyed most of the synagogues in Austria. Irene received a visa to leave Austria in March and sailed that month from Genoa, Italy, to New York.
Autograph album used by an Austrian refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn8681
- English
- overall: Height: 7.625 inches (19.368 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Autograph album owned by Irene Rosenthal. The leather cover is decorated with Stars of David. Irene fled Nazi ruled Austria for the United States in March 1940. German troops marched over the border into Austria in March 1938. The next day, Austria was annexed to Nazi Germany. Anti-Jewish legislation was enacted to strip Jews of their civil rights. The November 1938 Kristallnacht pogrom vandalized Jewish businesses and homes and destroyed most of the synagogues in Austria. Irene received a visa to leave Austria in March and sailed that month from Genoa, Italy, to New York.
Pair of toddler's shoes owned by a Jewish child refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn8691
- English
- a: Height: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) b: Height: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Pair of well worn toddler's shoes inscribed "Der Erste Schuh" [The First Shoe] brought with 3 year old Susanna Gibian and her father Otto when they fled Vienna, Austria, for the United States in September 1938. On March 12, 1938, German troops marched over the border into Austria and, the next day, Austria was annexed to Nazi Germany. Anti-Jewish legislation was enacted to strip Jews of their civil rights. Otto had a successful office equipment business, the Rex Company, which was confiscated by the Nazi government. He decided to leave because he wanted his daughter to have a normal life in...
For Our Small Ones! Handmade illustrated children's book created by an Austrian refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn8692
- English
- overall: Height: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm) | Width: 11.625 inches (29.528 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Hand crafted children's book with hand drawn text and illustrations created by Irene Rosenthal. Irene fled Nazi ruled Austria for the United States in March 1940. German troops marched over the border into Austria in March 1938. The next day, Austria was annexed to Nazi Germany. Anti-Jewish legislation was enacted to strip Jews of their civil rights. The November 1938 Kristallnacht pogrom vandalized Jewish businesses and homes and destroyed most of the synagogues in Austria. Irene received a visa to leave Austria in March and sailed that month from Genoa, Italy, to New York.
Wooden trunk used by a Jewish Austrian refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn8693
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Wooden trunk used by Irene Rosenthal when she fled Nazi ruled Austria for the United States in March 1940. German troops marched over the border into Austria in March 1938. The next day, Austria was annexed to Nazi Germany. Anti-Jewish legislation was enacted to strip Jews of their civil rights. The November 1938 Kristallnacht pogrom vandalized Jewish businesses and homes and destroyed most of the synagogues in Austria. Irene received a visa to leave Austria in March and sailed that month from Genoa, Italy, to New York.