Blanket
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 78.000 inches (198.12 cm) | Width: 28.500 inches (72.39 cm)
Archival History
The blanket was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by Nachman Salic.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Nachman Salic
Scope and Content
Wool blanket or "cergi" typical of Maramures region, formerly Transylvania composed of dark brown and light brown stripes. Blankets were taken to Auschwitz with Abraham Weissner (donor's wife's grandfather) and his daughter Gizela Naday. Abraham died of starvation in Auschwitz and Gizela took both blankets to an airplane factory in Mittelstein and to Weisswasser where she was liberated. She returned to Baia Mare after the war. The shorter blanket belonged to Abraham
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
People
- Salic, Nachman.
Genre
- Furnishings and Furniture
- Object