Nina S. Merrick collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn177201
• English
• 1945-1949
• folders 6
• Updated 8 months ago

The Nina Merrick papers consist of biographical materials, a diary, correspondence, photographs, and printed materials documenting Nina Merrick from Rokitno, Poland, her escape from the Borisov ghetto, postwar life at the Eschwege displaced persons camp, immigration to the United States, and American acculturation. Biographical materials include Merrick’s diary, an UNRRA meal ticket for transients, an embarkation card for Merrick’s immigration, and a school essay about her first impressions of the United States. The diary consists of eight hand‐stitched pages in Yiddish recounting her escap...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn514703
• English
• 1939
• overall: Height: 11.250 inches (28.575 cm) | Width: 6.500 inches (16.51 cm) | Depth: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
• Updated 8 months ago

Luftwaffe M1935 combat helmet like those used by German paratroopers circa 1939. The origins and use of this helmet are not known. It was acquired by Nina Merrick many years after the war in the United States. Nina was originally from Rotkitno, Poland, where she lived with her parents Yeshua and Masha, and siblings Yitzthak and Chana. Rokitno was occupied by the Soviet Union in September 1939. After Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, Nina's mother was arrested and hanged. Nina and her family were moved to Berisov ghetto (Barysau, Belarus.) In August 1942, Nina escaped to the for...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn521499
• English
• overall: Height: 13.125 inches (33.338 cm) | Width: 16.625 inches (42.228 cm) | Depth: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm)
• Updated 8 months ago

Leather briefcase used by 17 year old Nechama (Nina) Szuster to carry her important documents after the war. It was acquired with the assistance of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA). Nina was originally from Rotkitno, Poland, where she lived with her parents Yeshua and Masha, and siblings Yitzthak and Chana. Rokitno was occupied by the Soviet Union in September 1939. After Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, Nina's mother was arrested and hanged. Nina and her family were moved to Berisov ghetto (Barysau, Belarus.) In August 1942, Nina escaped to ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn521500
• English
• 1949
• a: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) b: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Depth: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
• Updated 8 months ago

Medal and presentation case awarded in 1949 to twenty year old Nina Schuster by the National Society of Colonial Daughters "for a patriotic essay of superior merit, titled "The Contribution of Our Immigrants." Nina was originally from Rotkitno, Poland, where she lived with her parents Yeshua and Masha, and siblings Yitzthak and Chana. Rokitno was occupied by the Soviet Union in September 1939. After Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, Nina's mother was arrested and hanged. Nina and her family were moved to Berisov ghetto (Barysau, Belarus.) In August 1942, Nina escaped to the for...