Pair of red leather toddler's shoes worn by a child in Łódź Ghetto
Archival History
The shoes were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Gershon Kufert.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gershon Kufert
Scope and Content
Pair of red leather toddler's shoes that belonged to Lea Kufert, who was born in December 1938 to Yitzkhak and Fridl. The family was deported from Berlin, Germany, to the Łódź ghetto in Poland in 1939. Lea died there that year. Fridl was deported to Chelmno killing center and murdered in 1942. Yitzkhak died in the Łódź ghetto in 1944. The shoes were sent to relatives in Palestine.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
a. Left red leather child's shoe with a strap with a button closure. b. Right red leather child's shoe with a strap with a button closure.
a. sole, stamped : ADA-ADA 18 b. sole, stamped : ADA-ADA 18
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Berlin--Personal narratives.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Łódź--Personal narratives.
- Jewish ghettos--Poland--Łódź--Biography.
- Jewish children in the Holocaust--Poland--Łódź--Biography.
- Deportees--Germany--Berlin--Biography.
Genre
- Dress Accessories
- Object