Marion Cassirer collection

Identifier: irn514270
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn514270

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 by Marion Cassirer.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a commemorative medal and a commemorative candy tin relating to the experiences of Marion Kaufmann, originally from Berlin, Germany, in Amsterdam, Holland, after the end of World War II which she survived as a hidden child in the Netherlands.

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Orange decorated candy tin with lid distributed on the liberation of the Netherlands received by a former hidden child
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn514539
- English
- a: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Diameter: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) b: Height: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Diameter: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Colorful candy tin and lid obtained by 9 year old Marion Kaufmann when it was distributed on May 5, 1945, to celebrate the liberation of the Netherlands from German occupation. It is decorated with an image of the three young royal princesses, Beatrix, Irene, and Margriet, and the Dutch flag. Marion's parents, Lina and Walter, owned an electrical repair shop in Berlin that was destroyed during Kristallnacht, November 9-10, 1938. They worked in a Jewish daycare center until 1941, when the orphans were deported and the center closed. Walter made preparations for the family to escape, but was ...
Queen Wilhemina of the Netherlands 1898-1948 miniature medal owned by a former hidden child
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn514540
- English
- 1898-1948
- overall: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Queen Wilhemina of the Netherlands 1898-1948 miniature medal with striped ribbon acquired by twelve year old Marion Kaufmann. The medal was issued to commemorate the end of Queen Wilhemina's nearly 58 year reign upon the September 4, 1948, abdication of the throne in favor of her daughter Juliana. Marion's parents, Lina and Walter, owned an electrical repair shop in Berlin that was destroyed during Kristallnacht, November 9-10, 1938. They worked in a Jewish daycare center until 1941, when the orphans were deported and the center closed. Walter made preparations for the family to escape, but...

Marion Cassirer collection

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Orange decorated candy tin with lid distributed on the liberation of the Netherlands received by a former hidden child

Queen Wilhemina of the Netherlands 1898-1948 miniature medal owned by a former hidden child