Lapel pin owned by a German Jewish emigre

Identifier
irn526456
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.A.0586.2
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Archival History

The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Victor Lindenheim, the son of Sidney Lindenheim.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Victor Lindenheim, in memory of Jacob and Eva Lindenheim

Scope and Content

Lapel pin that belonged to Sidney Lindenheim of Vienna, Austria, who, at age fifteen, left for the United States in March 1939. His parents Eva and Jacob arrived in February 1940.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Subjects

  • Austria--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
  • Jewish refugees--New York (State)--New York--Biography.
  • Jews--Austria--Vienna--Biography.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Genre

  • Object
  • Jewelry
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