Joel Forman collection

Identifier: irn521736
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521736

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Joel Forman.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a badge, a coin, and a photograph relating to the history of Nazi Germany and the German occupation of the Channel Islands before and during World War II, as well as a 1983 Israeli medallion commemorating World War II.

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5 million mark gold coin issued as emergency currency in Weimar Germany
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn514931
- English
- 1923
- overall: | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
5 million mark gold colored coin supposedly issued during a period of runaway inflation by the province of Westphalia in Germany in 1923. It features the profile portrait of Prussian statesman and minister Baron vom Stein (1757-1831) and the White Horse of Westphalia.
Israeli medallion with case issued to commemorate Jewish resistance during WWII
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn514934
- English
- 1983
- a: Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) b: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Width: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm) | Depth: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Medallion with presentation case issued by the State of Israel in 1983 at the World Assembly to Commemorate Jewish Resistance and Combat During World War II. It features a man and a woman with a large Star of David, the symbol of the World Assembly, and a bible verse, Isaiah 30:15. It was designed by Assaf Berg and engraved by Tidhar Dagan.
Joel Forman photograph collection
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521847
- English
- 1945
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Contains a photograph depicting a group of corpses lying on wooden planks in an open train car. The photograph was taken immediately following the liberation of Dachau concentration camp.

Joel Forman collection

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5 million mark gold coin issued as emergency currency in Weimar Germany

Israeli medallion with case issued to commemorate Jewish resistance during WWII

Joel Forman photograph collection