Cap worn by a young girl in a concentration camp
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 8.270 inches (21.006 cm) | Width: 7.640 inches (19.406 cm)
Creator(s)
- Ruth Blocher (Subject)
Biographical History
Ruth Blocher was born Rochelle Bolber in Wilno, Poland in 1925. In 1941, when the Germans occupied Wilno, she and her family (her parents and her two sisters) were interned in the Wilno ghetto for two years. After the ghetto, they were sent to Poland and Estonia to different camps. One of the camps was Stutthof concentration camp in Poland where Ruth's father and younger sister perished.
Archival History
The cap was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Ruth Blocher.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ruth Blocher
Scope and Content
Cap was given to Ruth Blocher upon arrival in Stuthoff Concentration Camp.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Dark greenish/gray skull cap; single ribbed knit fabric stitched together at back, top; black fabric chin strap, right side [appears to be a later addition] with small fragment of the left-side chin strap.
Genre
- Dress Accessories
- Object