Lea Abramowicz family collection

Identifier: irn514287
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn514287

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 by Myriam Abramowicz, the daughter of Lea Abramowicz.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a purse, Star of David badge, wallet, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Lea Abramowicz and her family before the Holocaust in Russia, Danzig, and Palestine, during the Holocaust when they lived in hiding in Belgium, and after the Holocaust in Belgium and the United States.

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Star of David badge with letter J owned by Jewish Belgian couple
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516913
- English
- overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
- Updated 8 months ago
Star of David badge worn by Lea or Mendel Abramowicz in Brussels, Belgium, until the couple went into hiding in September 1942. On May 27, 1942, the German authorities decreed that all Belgian Jews had to wear a Star of David badge to identify them as Jews. Belgium was invaded by Nazi Germany on May 10, 1940. After the Germans began large scale deportations of Jews in September 1942, the couple went into hiding under the false surname Abeloos. One month later, Lea had a son, Georges, who was hidden separately. Lea and Mendel stayed in their apartment for a year and a half, then moved to the...
Abramowicz family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516914
- English
- 1924-1961
- box oversize folder 1 1
- Updated 8 months ago
Consists of photographs and documents regarding the Holocaust experiences of the Abramowicz family. The manuscript collection includes numerous family photographs (approx 100), documents showing pre-war life, post-war correspondence and identity documents while they were in hiding in Belgium.
Black leather bi-fold wallet used by a Jewish family in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522858
- English
- 1942-1944
- overall: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm)
- Updated 8 months ago
Black leather wallet used by Lea Abramowicz and her husband Mendel while the couple lived in hiding in German occupied Belgium from September 1942 to September 1944. Lea and Mendel were living in Brussels when Germany invaded on May 10, 1940. After the Germans began large scale deportations of Jews in September 1942, they went into hiding under the false surname Abeloos. One month later, Lea had a son, Georges, who was hidden separately. Lea and Mendel stayed in their apartment for a year and a half, then moved to the outskirts of Brussels, assisted by Oskar and Nana Ruyts. Lea eventually h...
Beige purse with cross stitched initials used by a Jewish woman in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522859
- English
- 1942-1944
- overall: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 12.625 inches (32.068 cm)
- Updated 8 months ago
Monogrammed cloth clutch used by Lea Abramowicz and her husband Mendel while the couple lived in hiding in German occupied Belgium from September 1942 to September 1944. The couple used the purse to store photographs and correspondence. It might originally have been Lea's mother's, Tauba Mescherowsky. Lea and Mendel were living in Brussels when Germany invaded on May 10, 1940. After the Germans began large scale deportations of Jews in September 1942, they went into hiding under the false surname Abeloos. One month later, Lea had a son, Georges, who was hidden separately. Lea and Mendel sta...

Lea Abramowicz family collection

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Star of David badge with letter J owned by Jewish Belgian couple

Abramowicz family papers

Black leather bi-fold wallet used by a Jewish family in hiding

Beige purse with cross stitched initials used by a Jewish woman in hiding