Metal pin attached to a note owned by Gerd and Alice Fischl Gerstmann

Identifier
irn734985
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2020.319.6
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)

Archival History

The pin and note were 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

Metal pin attached to a handwritten, Hebrew note owned by Gerd and Alice Fischl Gerstmann. The pin and note are 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

Small, metal pin attached to a folded piece of thin paper bearing a handwritten note in Hebrew.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

Genre

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.