Ferdinand Stift family collection

Identifier: irn72308
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn72308

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by R. Sylvia Tagert, the granddaughter of Ferdinand Stift.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a case with dental tools, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Dr. Ferdinand Stift and his family before the Holocaust in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, during the Holocaust in Italy, and after the Holocaust in Italy and the United States.

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Stift family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn88888
- English
- 1931-1949
- folder oversize folder 1 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Collection of documents and photographs documenting the Stift family before the war in Zagreb; in Italy during the war – including false documents; and post war in Italy and in the US.
13 dental hand tools in a fitted wooden box used by a Croatian Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn88936
- English
- 1911-1945
- a: Height: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Width: 7.625 inches (19.368 cm) | Depth: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) b: Height: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm) | Width: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) c: Height: 5.125 inches (13.017 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) d: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) e: Height: 5.125 inches (13.017 cm) | Width: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) f: Height: 6.375 inches (16.192 cm) | Width: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) g: Height: 6.625 inches (16.827 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) h: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) i: Height: 6.125 inches (15.557 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) j: Height: 5.125 inches (13.017 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) k: Height: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) l: Height: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) m: Height: 4.875 inches (12.383 cm) | Width: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) n: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Set of 13 dental hand tools in a small wooden storage case used by Dr. Ferdinand Stift and brought with him when he and his family fled from Zagreb, Croatia, to Asti, Italy, in December 1941. The tools include scalpels, excavators, chisels, descalers, and hatchets. In April 1941, the Axis powers invaded and partitioned Yugoslavia. Zagreb was located in the Independent State of Croatia, which was controlled by the pro-Nazi Ustasa regime. One of Ferdinand’s patients, Archbishop Aloysius Viktor Stepinac, knew about upcoming actions against the Jews and told Ferdinand to flee with his wife, Ter...

Ferdinand Stift family collection

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Stift family papers

13 dental hand tools in a fitted wooden box used by a Croatian Jewish refugee