Pencil drawing, depicting buildings by a road, owned by Gerd and Alice Fischl Gerstmann

Identifier
irn734981
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2020.319.2
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm) | Width: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm)

Archival History

The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Nina Gerstmann Glasner.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Nina Glasner

Scope and Content

A pencil drawing of buildings and tress along a road titled “WIZO Nachlat Jitzchak”. The Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO) is a volunteer organization focused on social welfare in all areas of Israeli society. The drawing is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Alice Fischl Gerstmann, Gerd Gerstmann, and their families in Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Palestine before, during, and after the Holocaust. Alice Fischl, who fled from Czechoslovakia, and Gerd Gerstmann, who fled from Germany, both immigrated to Palestine where they met and married.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Pencil drawing on tan paper depicting trees and buildings along a road. The title is recorded at the bottom center, and the artist's signature is in the lower right corner.

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This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.