Inge Auerbacher collection

Identifier: irn85501
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn85501

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Inge Auerbacher.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a doll and doll clothing relating to the experiences of Inge Auerbacher during and after the Holocaust when she and her parents were deported from Germany and imprisoned in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia.

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Large plastic doll named Marlene brought by a young Jewish girl to the Theresienstadt ghetto
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn6904
- English
- 1936
- overall: Height: 18.500 inches (46.99 cm) | Width: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Depth: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Large, celluloid baby doll with several broken pieces that 7 year old Inge Auerbacher took with her when she and her parents, Berthold and Regina, were deported from Goppingen, Germany, in August 1942 to Theresienstadt ghetto/labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia. In the collection center, the SS took the doll's head off and searched it, then let her keep it. When the family arrived at the camp all of their belongings were taken away, except Inge's doll, named Marlene after the actress Marlene Dietrich. Inge promised her doll that she would protect it and the doll comforted Inge when...
Doll's white cotton sleeveless slip given to a young girl by a friend in Theresienstadt ghetto
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn6906
- English
- overall: Height: 7.375 inches (18.733 cm) | Width: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Doll's white cotton slip with buttoned shoulder straps given to 9 year old Inge Auerbacher by her 9 year old friend Ruth Abraham in September 1944 when they were both prisoners in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia. Inge and her parents, Berthold and Regina, shared a room with Ruth and her parents at the camp. Ruth was just a few months older than Inge and the girls had identical dolls. Seven year old Inge and her parents, Berthold and Regina, were deported from Goppingen, Germany, in August 1942 to Terezin. In September 1944, Inge's father was told to report...
Doll's colorful crocheted tassel hat given to a young girl after her release from Theresienstadt
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn6907
- English
- overall: Height: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Width: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Baby doll's multicolored crocheted wool hat owned by Inge Auerbacher, probably acquired after the war. It was worn by her doll Marlene, 1992.4.1a, that she kept with her while imprisoned in Theresienstadt ghetto/labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia from 1942-1945. Seven year old Inge and her parents, Berthold and Regina, were deported from Goppingen, Germany, in August 1942 to Theresienstadt. When the family arrived at the camp, all of their belongings were taken away, except Inge's doll which had been given to Inge around 1935 by her grandmother, who was deported to Riga, Latvia, i...
Doll's offwhite hand knit wool sweater and pants with red flowers made by a young girl after her release from Theresienstadt
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn6908
- English
- a: Height: 6.500 inches (16.51 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.477 cm) b: Height: 9.625 inches (24.448 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.477 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Doll's offwhite hand knit snowsuit with a long sleeved top and pants made by 9 year old Inge Auerbacher after her liberation from Theresienstadt ghetto/labor in May 1945. It was worn by her doll Marlene, 1992.4.1a, that Inge kept with her while imprisoned in Theresienstadt in German occupied Czechoslovakia from 1942-1945. Seven year old Inge and her parents, Berthold and Regina, were deported from Goppingen, Germany, in August 1942 to Theresienstadt. When the family arrived at the camp, all of their belongings were taken away, except Inge's doll, which had been given to Inge around 1935 by ...

Inge Auerbacher collection

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Large plastic doll named Marlene brought by a young Jewish girl to the Theresienstadt ghetto

Doll's white cotton sleeveless slip given to a young girl by a friend in Theresienstadt ghetto

Doll's colorful crocheted tassel hat given to a young girl after her release from Theresienstadt

Doll's offwhite hand knit wool sweater and pants with red flowers made by a young girl after her release from Theresienstadt