Pajama set owned by a Czech Jewish girl who escaped on a Kindertransport
Extent and Medium
a: Height: 25.000 inches (63.5 cm) | Width: 19.000 inches (48.26 cm)
b: Height: 35.000 inches (88.9 cm) | Width: 25.000 inches (63.5 cm)
c: Height: 23.500 inches (59.69 cm) | Width: 13.000 inches (33.02 cm)
Archival History
The pajama set was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Alice Ebserstark Masters.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Alice Masters
Scope and Content
Pajama top and pants, and bag belonging to Alice Ebserstark who, with her sisters Ella and Josephine, escaped Czechoslovakia in 1939 on a Kindertransport to England arranged by Nicholas Winton.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
a. Cotton pajama top with vertical white and dark red stripes and a striped pocket on the left breast with the letter A. b. Cotton pajama pants with vertical white and dark red stripes. c. White cotton bag d: white button detached from bag
People
- Winton, Nicholas, 1909-2015.
Subjects
- Jewish children in the Holocaust--Czechoslovakia--Biography.
- Kindertransports (Rescue operations)--Czechoslovakia--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Personal narratives.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Czechoslovakia--Personal narratives.
- Refugee children--Great Britain--Biography.
- Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust.
Genre
- Object
- Clothing and Dress