Ruth Olesker Geary collection

Identifier: irn710667
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn710667

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Joan Geary, the daughter of Ruth Olesker Geary.

Scope and Content

Documents, correspondence, photographs, passports and tea set illustrating the experiences Osias and Seril Olesker in Vienna, Austria, and their children, Ruth and Martha, and their efforts to flee Nazi-occupied Vienna, Austria. The collection shows efforts to secure visas for all family members. Ruth and Martha were able to flee May 31, 1939, with the support of Henry Turkel, a cousin, and documents show he then tried to secure visas for Osias and Seril, who never left. They were deported to Opole, Poland in February 1941, where they were likely killed. Letters within collection indicate efforts to send packages to them, money for their possible immigration, and efforts through other means to secure any escape possible. Their son and daughter-in-law, Wilhelm and Rosa, came separately. The tea set was entrusted to Ruth by her mother and brought to the States when Ruth immigrated.

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Teapot with lid
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn710808
- English
- a: Height: 7.630 inches (19.38 cm) | Width: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Depth: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) b: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Depth: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Teapot, part of a tea service illustrating the experiences Osias and Seril Olesker in Vienna, Austria, and their children, Ruth and Martha, and their efforts to flee Nazi-occupied Vienna, Austria. Ruth and Martha were able to flee May 31, 1939, with the support of Henry Turkel, a cousin, and documents show he then tried to secure visas for Osias and Seril, who never left. They were deported to Opole, Poland, in February 1941, where they were likely killed. The tea set was entrusted to Ruth by her mother and brought to the United States when Ruth immigrated.
Ruth Olesker Geary papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn710809
- English
- 1917-2017
- folders oversize folder 6 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The Ruth Olesker Geary papers include photographs, family research, identification papers, correspondence, immigration records, remittances, and tracing records documenting the Olesker family of Vienna, Austria. Photographs depict the Oldesker family. Family research includes family stories, copies of records from various archives, and printed material describing Ruth Olesker Geary. Identification papers include birth and employment certificates and travel papers. Correspondence consists of letters from Osias and Seril Olesker in Vienna to their daughters Ruth and Martha in America and one ...
Creamer
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn734646
- English
- overall: Height: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Width: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Depth: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Creamer, part of a tea service illustrating the experiences Osias and Seril Olesker in Vienna, Austria, and their children, Ruth and Martha, and their efforts to flee Nazi-occupied Vienna, Austria. Ruth and Martha were able to flee May 31, 1939, with the support of Henry Turkel, a cousin, and documents show he then tried to secure visas for Osias and Seril, who never left. They were deported to Opole, Poland, in February 1941, where they were likely killed. The tea set was entrusted to Ruth by her mother and brought to the United States when Ruth immigrated.
Sugar bowl
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn734647
- English
- overall: Height: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Sugar bowl, part of a tea service illustrating the experiences Osias and Seril Olesker in Vienna, Austria, and their children, Ruth and Martha, and their efforts to flee Nazi-occupied Vienna, Austria. Ruth and Martha were able to flee May 31, 1939, with the support of Henry Turkel, a cousin, and documents show he then tried to secure visas for Osias and Seril, who never left. They were deported to Opole, Poland, in February 1941, where they were likely killed. The tea set was entrusted to Ruth by her mother and brought to the United States when Ruth immigrated.

Ruth Olesker Geary collection

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Teapot with lid

Ruth Olesker Geary papers

Creamer

Sugar bowl