Brown leather bag
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm)
Archival History
The bag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Maud Michal Beer.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Maud Michal Stecklmacher Beer
Scope and Content
Leather bag given to Maud for Hannukkah by her maternal grandparents, Max and Steffi Steiner in 1937. When the Prostejov Jews were deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, Maud asked her parents to allow her to take this bag with her. She kept her treasures in the bag throughout her imprisonment in Theresienstadt concentration camp: July 4, 1942 until May 8,
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Brown leather bag
Genre
- Dress Accessories
- Object
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