Military button

Identifier
irn560371
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.303.14
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: | Diameter: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)

Archival History

The button was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Shelley Falik and Imy Wax, the children of Leon and Giza Falik.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Shelley Falik and Imy Wax

Scope and Content

Round brass colored metal button with the image of a soldier in profile. Prongs for attaching to a uniform The collection relates to the experiences of Mordche Lieb (Leon Falik), his wife Giza Sternchuss (later Falik), and Giza's sister Mildred Stern [Malka Sternchuss] in Poland before and during the Holocaust, when Leon fled Poland for the Soviet Union and Giza fled Tarnopol and became a partisan. Mildred left for the United States before the war where she joined the US Women's Army Corps.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Round brass colored metal button with the image of a soldier in profile. Prongs for attaching to a uniform

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.