Leah Derera collection

Identifier: irn521884
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521884

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Leah Derera.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a miniature book, a box, and a picture frame relating to the experiences of Leia Kreimer (Leah Derera) when she was imprisoned in Vapniarka concentration camp in Transnistria during the Holocaust.

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Handcrafted miniature book of poetry created for a labor camp inmate by a fellow inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515199
- English
- 1943
- overall: Height: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Updated 12 months ago
Tiny leather book made for 24 year old Leia Kreimer in 1943 when she was imprisoned in Vapniarka concentration camp in Transnistria. It is dedicated to Leia by Sender, a fellow prisoner and poet whom Leia cared for before he died of tuberculosis on December 13, 1943. It has several pages of Ionesco influenced poetry. In mid-1941, the Fascist, antisemitic government of Romania sent Leia and her husband, Mechel, to Dornesti prison camp, where they were separated. In summer 1941, Leia was sent to a Jewish refugee camp in Zaleszczyki, Poland. In July 1942, she was deported to Swidowa labor camp...
Sailboat shaped picture frame with a red sail created for a labor camp inmate by a fellow inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn515200
- English
- overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Depth: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm)
- Updated 12 months ago
Picture frame in the shape of a sailboat made for 25 year old Leia Kreimer in 1944 when she was imprisoned in Vapniarka concentration camp in Transnistria. It was made by Lazar, who had been a fellow inmate, in Rabnita prison as a gift for Leia. It has a red sail to represent communism. He had it smuggled to her with other inmates released from jail and sent back to Vapniarka. The inmates in Rabnita were forced to make sailing type items that were then sold. Lazar was executed in Rabnita. In mid-1941, the Fascist, antisemitic government of Romania sent Leia and her husband, Mechel, to Dorne...
Small box made of copper bullet casings and seashells with a decorative plaque made for a labor camp inmate by a fellow inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn521980
- English
- a: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) b: Height: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
- Updated 12 months ago
Handcrafted box made for 25 year old Leia Kreimer in 1944 when she was imprisoned in Vapniarka concentration camp in Transnistria. It was made by Lazar, who had been a fellow inmate, in Rabnita prison as a gift for Leia. It is engraved with her initials, LK, and birth date, March 8. He had it smuggled to her with other inmates released from jail and sent back to Vapniarka. Lazar was killed in Rabnita. In mid-1941, the Fascist, antisemitic government of Romania sent Leia and her husband, Mechel, to Dornesti prison camp, where they were separated. In summer 1941, Leia was sent to a Jewish ref...

Leah Derera collection

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Handcrafted miniature book of poetry created for a labor camp inmate by a fellow inmate

Sailboat shaped picture frame with a red sail created for a labor camp inmate by a fellow inmate

Small box made of copper bullet casings and seashells with a decorative plaque made for a labor camp inmate by a fellow inmate