Vera Jilkova photographs
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
The class photograph was taken by an unknown photographer in Brno in 1941. The photograph of Lydia Holznerova was also taken by an unknown photographer in Hronov, Czech Republic circa 1935. The photographs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on November 1, 1999 by Vera Jilkova.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of two photographs. One photograph is an image of Lydia Holznerova, the sister of donor, Vera Jilkova nee Holznerova in Hronov, Czech Republic. Also included in the collection is Vera Jilkova's class photograph of "Mitbagrij Gymnasia," a Jewish grammar school in Brno. Inscribed verso are the names of each person in the class. Ms. Jilkova is located in the third row from the bottom and third person person from the right.
Genre
- Document
- Photographs.