Metal box made by a slave laborer and engraved with camp names
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.640 inches (6.706 cm) | Width: 3.620 inches (9.195 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
Creator(s)
- William Grunstein (Engraver)
- Joseph Koplewicz (Artisan)
Archival History
The box was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Joseph and Romana Koplewicz.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Joseph and Romana Koplewicz
Scope and Content
Metal box made by Joseph Koplewicz in Poland in a slave labor camp, and carried close to his body throughout the Holocaust. The box was engraved by Binem Grunstein, during the time period of the Holocaust, with camp names and dates. Mr. Grunstein survived and resided in Australia. He passed away in 2013.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Metal box, with lid, hinged to open on top, engraved inside and outside.
"verso: [bottom of box] "19-I-43 Mama i Dziunia?/19-I-43 Mielek Lipowski zash'zelany/Mielec 10-II-24-VII-44/Wieliczka 25-VII-1-VIII-44/[etched out inscription-illegible]/Flosenbuerg [sic] 4-9-VIII-44/Leitmeritz 10-VIII-19-X-44/Dachau 23-29-X-44/Augsburg 29-X-1-XII-44/Leonberg 1-XII-44-2-45/Kaufering 4-IV/" Lager 1 6-IX-45/"Lager 7 7-IV-45/Landau 10-IV-25-II-45/Landau 10-IV-25-IV-45/Ganacker/Eggenfelder/Bolek G./[at side] Lublin 24-30-IV-1943/Budzyn 30-IV-43-14 II-44/17-X-44 Wujazd/Kol. do Mathausen [sic]/VIII-42 Dzidek??/2-5-IV-45-Ewakuacja-Lemberg-Stuttgart-esslingen-Ulm-Kaufering
Genre
- Object
- Containers