Metal Box
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm) | Depth: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm)
Archival History
The box was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Daniel Sapir.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Daniel Sapir
Scope and Content
Metal box, part of a collection illustrating the experiences of Siegfried Strauss (b. 1898) and spouse Margarit Wolff Strauss (b. 1902) both from Marburg, Germany and their children Marion (b. 1925) and Karl-Heinz (b. 1929) in Frankfurt, Germany. The Strauss family fled Germany for the Netherlands where they were arrested and interned in Westerbork. From there, they were deported to Theresienstadt and then Auschwitz. Margarit and Karl-Heinz did not survive. Siegfried and Marion survived and immigrated to the United States after the war.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Metal box with hinges, handle on top.
Genre
- Object
- Containers