Emanuel Thcitchcik Zafrir family collection

Identifier: irn521992
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521992

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Emanuel Zafrir.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a blanket and photographs relating to the experiences of Emanuel Thcitchcik (later Zafrir) and his family in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, before, during, and after World War II.

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Thcitchcik family photograph collection
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522040
- English
- 1920-1946
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The collection of 44 photographs documenting the experiences of the Thcitchcik family in Plovdiv, Bulgaria before, during, and immediately after World War II.
Blanket made using salvaged thread
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522041
- English
- overall: Height: 73.000 inches (185.42 cm) | Width: 47.000 inches (119.38 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Crocheted blanket made by Gisella Thcitchcik in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, where she lived with her husband, David, and two sons, Emanuel and Yitzhak. The blanket was made from cotton thread salvaged from disassembled items during the war when they lived in the shelter and needed blankets. During the 1930s, the Bulgarian government of Tsar Boris III was closely aligned with Nazi Germany. In July 1940, legislation was enacted to persecute Jews. In May 1941, Bulgaria joined Germany in the Axis Alliance. In March 1943, Bulgaria began deporting its Jews to German concentration camps, but ceased in May ...

Emanuel Thcitchcik Zafrir family collection

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Thcitchcik family photograph collection

Blanket made using salvaged thread