Alfred and Elsa Dukes collection

Identifier: irn66129
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn66129

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Dr. Elaine Fox, the granddaughter of Alfred and Elsa Dukes.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a man’s nightshirt and a woman’s nightgown relating to the experiences of Alfred and Elsa Dukes and their daughter, Gertrude, in Austria before and during the Holocaust and in the United States following their emigration in 1939.

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Man's tailored nightshirt with braided trim brought to the US by a Jewish Austrian refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn80138
- English
- overall: Height: 40.375 inches (102.553 cm) | Width: 16.125 inches (40.958 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Man’s tailored nightshirt brought with Alfred Dukes when he, his wife, Elsa, and their 13 year old daughter, Gertrude, left Vienna, Austria, for the United States in July 1939. On March 13, 1938, Austria was annexed by Germany. Anti-Jewish policies forced Alfred out of his job as a government office manager. On November 10, during Kristallnacht, Alfred was arrested, while Elsa and Gertrude were taken to Gestapo headquarters and held for hours. Alfred returned home badly beaten a week later, with the condition that he leave Austria. Alfred and Elsa had no relatives to sponsor their immigrati...
Woman's nightgown with lacework trim brought to the US by a Jewish Austrian refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn80139
- English
- overall: Height: 43.375 inches (110.173 cm) | Width: 17.125 inches (43.498 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Woman’s white nightgown brought with Elsa Dukes when she, her husband, Alfred, and their 13 year old daughter, Gertrude, left Vienna, Austria, for the United States in July 1939. On March 13, 1938, Austria was annexed by Germany. Anti-Jewish policies forced Alfred out of his job as a government office manager. On November 10, during Kristallnacht, Alfred was arrested, while Elsa and Gertrude were taken to Gestapo headquarters and held for hours. Alfred was badly beaten but was released a week later on the condition that he leave Austria. Alfred and Elsa had no relatives to sponsor their imm...

Alfred and Elsa Dukes collection

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Man's tailored nightshirt with braided trim brought to the US by a Jewish Austrian refugee

Woman's nightgown with lacework trim brought to the US by a Jewish Austrian refugee