Alfred Fabian collection

Identifier: irn531497
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn531497

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 and 1996 by Alfred Fabian.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of two prisoner patches, a Star of David badge, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Alfred Fabian during the Holocaust in Germany and Czechoslovakia and after the Holocaust in Germany.

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Alfred Fabian papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn531458
- English
- 1945-1947
- folders 2
- Updated 1 year ago
The Alfred Fabian papers consist of identification papers and photographs documenting Holocaust survivor Alfred Fabian, the Buchenwald camp, family members who perished in the Holocaust, and Fabian’s immigration to the United States. Identification papers include Fabian’s provisional identification card for civilian internees of Buchenwald and his Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society identification certificate. Photographs depict a pile of corpses at Buchenwald, Weimar citizens on a forced visit to the liberated camp, flags in front of a sign expressing the gratitude of liberated Czechoslovakian Bu...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note, saved by a former German Jewish inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn9922
- English
- overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Theresienstadt scrip, value 2 [zwei] kronen, acquired by Alfred Fabian, an inmate in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia from March 1943-October 1944. Currency was confiscated from deportees and the SS ordered the Jewish Council to create a currency for exchange only in the camp. This was to create an illusion of normalcy and there was little to buy. On May 17, 1943, Alfred, wife Ruth, 5 year old daughter Ingrid, and Alfred’s mother Erna were deported to Theresienstadt. On October 12, 1944, the family was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center, where Ruth, ...
Star of David badge with Jude worn by a German Jewish man
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn9923
- English
- overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Star of David badge printed Jude, German for Jew, worn by Alfred Fabian in Berlin, Germany, from September 1941 to May 1943. On September 1, 1941, Jews were required to wear these badges to humiliate and separate them from the general public. On May 17, 1943, Alfred, wife Ruth, 5 year old daughter Ingrid, and Alfred’s mother Erna were deported to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in Czechoslovakia. On October 12, 1944, the family was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center, where Ruth, Ingrid, and Erna were gassed on arrival. On November 19, 1944, Alfred was sent to Niederorschel slave lab...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 20 kronen note, saved by a former German Jewish inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn9924
- English
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Theresienstadt scrip, value 20 [zwanzig] kronen, acquired by Alfred Fabian, an inmate in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia from March 1943-October 1944. Currency was confiscated from deportees and the SS ordered the Jewish Council to create a currency for exchange only in the camp. This was to create an illusion of normalcy and there was little to buy. On May 17, 1943, Alfred, wife Ruth, 5 year old daughter Ingrid, and Alfred’s mother Erna were deported to Theresienstadt. On October 12, 1944, the family was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center, where Ru...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 100 kronen note, saved by a former German Jewish inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn9925
- English
- overall: Height: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Width: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Theresienstadt scrip, value 100 [eine hundert] kronen, acquired by Alfred Fabian, an inmate in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia from March 1943-October 1944. Currency was confiscated from deportees and the SS ordered the Jewish Council to create a currency for exchange only in the camp. This was to create an illusion of normalcy and there was little to buy. On May 17, 1943, Alfred, wife Ruth, 5 year old daughter Ingrid, and Alfred’s mother Erna were deported to Theresienstadt. On October 12, 1944, the family was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center, wh...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 10 kronen note, saved by a former German Jewish inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn9926
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Theresienstadt scrip, value 10 [zehn] kronen, acquired by Alfred Fabian, an inmate in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia from March 1943-October 1944. Currency was confiscated from deportees and the SS ordered the Jewish Council to create a currency for exchange only in the camp. This was to create an illusion of normalcy and there was little to buy. On May 17, 1943, Alfred, wife Ruth, 5 year old daughter Ingrid, and Alfred’s mother Erna were deported to Theresienstadt. On October 12, 1944, the family was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center, where Ruth,...
Cloth patch printed Buchenwald over a red inverted triangle worn by a German Jewish man
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn9927
- English
- overall: Height: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Buchenwald prisoner badge worn by Alfred Fabian in Niederorschel and Buchenwald concentration camps from November 19, 1944, to April 11, 1945. The inverted red triangle on the badge signifies a political prisoner. On May 17, 1943, Alfred, wife Ruth, 5 year old daughter Ingrid, and Alfred’s mother Erna were deported to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in Czechoslovakia. On October 12, 1944, the family was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center, where Ruth, Ingrid, and Erna were gassed on arrival. On November 19, 1944, Alfred was sent to Niederorschel slave labor camp, a Buchenwald subcamp...
Prisoner ID badge number 95769 worn by a German Jewish man
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn9928
- English
- overall: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Prisoner identification patch worn by Alfred Fabian in Niederorschel and Buchenwald concentration camps from November 19, 1944, to April 11, 1945, printed with his prisoner number, 95769. On May 17, 1943, Alfred, wife Ruth, 5 year old daughter Ingrid, and Alfred’s mother Erna were deported to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in Czechoslovakia. On October 12, 1944, the family was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center, where Ruth, Ingrid, and Erna were gassed on arrival. On November 19, 1944, Alfred was sent to Niederorschel slave labor camp, a Buchenwald subcamp in Germany. Niederorschel...