Displaying: 1,326 1,350 of 1,421 matches for “former guard & prisoner”
-
1326. Autobiographical tempera painting by David Friedmann of two men pumping water in the Łódź Ghetto
(Litzmannstadt) Ghetto in Poland from October 1941 - August 1944 and as a prisoner in Auschwitz-Birkenau ... death of enteritis on June 18. Transports came in and out of the camp and prisoners lived in terror of ... told another prisoner that Karl was 55, he pointed toward the smokestacks and said that was where her ... father was. She found Karl, now prisoner A-2377. He told her to save herself and not worry about him, but
-
1327. Studio portrait of the Gruenstein family, the family of the donor's mother.
stood 8.9 feet (2.7 m) high. On May 15 the ghetto was sealed. Local Hungarian police guarded the ghetto ... noticed that Nandor writes in beautiful script and moved him to addressing the boxes. All the prisoners ... After 10 months of miserable existence the Germans forced the Jewish prisoners into cattle cars and ... ground in the last month of the war. Jewish prisoners were forced to march or they were brought by cattle
-
1328. Studio portrait of Martha Loewinger and two of her children wearing yellow stars in the Debrecen ghetto.
stood 8.9 feet (2.7 m) high. On May 15 the ghetto was sealed. Local Hungarian police guarded the ghetto ... noticed that Nandor writes in beautiful script and moved him to addressing the boxes. All the prisoners ... After 10 months of miserable existence the Germans forced the Jewish prisoners into cattle cars and ... ground in the last month of the war. Jewish prisoners were forced to march or they were brought by cattle
-
1329. Jewish men perform forced labor digging on the side of a road in Debrecen.
stood 8.9 feet (2.7 m) high. On May 15 the ghetto was sealed. Local Hungarian police guarded the ghetto ... noticed that Nandor writes in beautiful script and moved him to addressing the boxes. All the prisoners ... After 10 months of miserable existence the Germans forced the Jewish prisoners into cattle cars and ... ground in the last month of the war. Jewish prisoners were forced to march or they were brought by cattle
-
1330. Group portrait of the extended Gruenstein family.
stood 8.9 feet (2.7 m) high. On May 15 the ghetto was sealed. Local Hungarian police guarded the ghetto ... noticed that Nandor writes in beautiful script and moved him to addressing the boxes. All the prisoners ... After 10 months of miserable existence the Germans forced the Jewish prisoners into cattle cars and ... ground in the last month of the war. Jewish prisoners were forced to march or they were brought by cattle
-
1331. Autobiographical charcoal drawing by David Friedman of mothers, ordered to undress, who stare at their executioners as they march with their children into a mass grave
(Litzmannstadt) Ghetto in Poland from October 1941 - August 1944 and as a prisoner in Auschwitz-Birkenau ... was tattooed with prisoner No. B-8600. He brought some artwork to show he was an artist, but it had to ... fell, the guards beat them with their rifles until they got up and finished. These scenes were carved ... former Sudetenland. All German nationals were forced to view his work and pay admission; otherwise they
-
1332. Autobiographical charcoal drawing by David Friedman of concentration camp inmates who preferred the electric wire rather than more tortures
(Litzmannstadt) Ghetto in Poland from October 1941 - August 1944 and as a prisoner in Auschwitz-Birkenau ... Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, where he was sent in late-August 1944. It depicts prisoners throwing ... themselves against barbed wire electric fences. Artists's caption: " Some prisoners preferred the electric ... was tattooed with prisoner No. B-8600. He brought some artwork to show he was an artist, but it had to
-
1333. Long sleeved black dress saved by a neighbor and recovered postwar
fence. Other prisoners followed and the guards began shooting them. Several bodies fell on top of the ... stones for roadwork. In September 1942, a prisoner was caught trying to escape. Seeing trucks arriving to ... transport the prisoners to concentration camps, Edward and Kay decided to escape through a weak link in the ... hid them in a shack in his yard. They next made their way to a former neighbor’s house, Zofia Klebek
-
1334. Monogrammed bath towel used in the Krakow ghetto
fence. Other prisoners followed and the guards began shooting them. Several bodies fell on top of the ... stones for roadwork. In September 1942, a prisoner was caught trying to escape. Seeing trucks arriving to ... transport the prisoners to concentration camps, Edward and Kay decided to escape through a weak link in the ... hid them in a shack in his yard. They next made their way to a former neighbor’s house, Zofia Klebek
-
1335. Barbed wire and a key in a shadow box display belonging to a German-American internee
brother, and his father were taken to Camp 76, situated at a former fortress and prison named Hohenasperg ... former fortress and prison named Hohenasperg, while the women were taken to nearby Camp 77. After a week ... Bremen under armed guard, and forced onto a train of boxcars. After almost four days with little
-
1336. Modern watercolor painting of a German-American internee as a child
to Camp 76, situated at a former fortress and prison named Hohenasperg. During the war, Hohenasperg ... former fortress and prison named Hohenasperg, while the women were taken to nearby Camp 77. After a week ... Bremen under armed guard, and forced onto a train of boxcars. After almost four days with little
-
1337. Ewa Frenkel Przemyslawska photograph collection
was in Bialystok as well. Ewa read in the newspaper that former political prisoners from Poland had ... Frenkel, was in Bialystok as well. Ewa read in the newspaper that former political prisoners from Poland ... Hashanah under German occupation, prayers were not allowed, and Ewa had to stand guard. On November 5, 1939
-
1338. Wooden sculpture of a grieving woman made by a Lithuanian Jewish artist
Jews were marched to a forest where the adults were shot by drunken guards and the smallest children ... Lithuanians were forced to leave, especially current or former soldiers, like Leib. Jakovas, returned to ... endured beatings, whippings, and crude taunts by the Lithuanian guards. On July 14, forty Jewish men were ... marched to the forest and the adults were shot by guards who were getting drunk on whiskey and the
-
1339. Group portrait of the Hebrew elementary school at the Berlin-Schlachtensee displaced persons camp.
their release with the name of a former JDC officer. He then hid the ambulance until he could arrange ... sent to the prisoner barracks after being showered, shaved and tattooed. After being confined to the ... non-Jewish political prisoners. The girls remained in this self-contained, indoor environment working ... under the direction of several Polish female prisoners until the evacuation of Auschwitz in January 1945
-
1340. Pair of 2 button gloves worn by multiple Jewish brides in a DP camp
white rayon parachute from a former German airman for 2 pounds of coffee and cigarettes. Six months ... strip. This was against their religious beliefs and they refused to disrobe in front of the male guards ... political prisoners from Krakow and shot them. They fell into the ditches and Lili and the other prisoners ... and had little food. After 3 weeks, Lili was tattooed with the prisoner number A-18649. They were
-
1341. Friendship ring engraved GG made from silver spoons in the Riga ghetto
and accidentally called his boss by his former title, so he was demoted to sorting coats. Hanka caught ... guard. On July 26, there was a selection. They had to give their number and ages and said Hanka was two ... they arrived in Stutthof concentration camp. Hanka was assigned prisoner number 61683 and Dolli number ... Soviet forces. Hanka, Dolli, and other liberated prisoners traveled to the next town, which had been
-
1342. Wedding gown made from a white rayon parachute worn by multiple Jewish brides in a DP camp
always dreamed of getting married in a white dress, so he obtained a white rayon parachute from a former ... strip. This was against their religious beliefs and they refused to disrobe in front of the male guards ... political prisoners from Krakow and shot them. They fell into the ditches and Lili and the other prisoners ... and had little food. After 3 weeks, Lili was tattooed with the prisoner number A-18649. They were
-
1343. Reproduction of a spoon and box smuggled out of Warsaw ghetto with an infant
little food in the overcrowded ghetto and it was closely guarded to keep interactions between Jews and ... of the ghetto when he refused to board a transport. Elżbieta’s former nanny, Janina, told her that ... Majdanek concentration camp. On November 4, Elżbieta’s mother, Henia, and all of the prisoners at Poniatowa
-
1344. Sketches created by David Friedman
was tattooed with prisoner No. B-8600. He brought some artwork to show he was an artist, but it had to ... fell, the guards beat them with their rifles until they got up and finished. These scenes were carved ... former Sudetenland. All German nationals were forced to view his work and pay admission; otherwise they
-
1345. Sketch of a Baroque theater and park drawn by Esther Lurie
Esther Lurie (1913-1998) was born in Liepaja (formerly Libau), Latvia, to a religious, intellectual ... not easy and it could be dangerous – they were always under observation from guards. But other ghetto ... a British protectorate, she was placed with a group of liberated British prisoners of war. She also
-
1346. Sketch of Eichmann and attorneys during trial by Esther Lurie
Esther Lurie (1913-1998) was born in Liepaja (formerly Libau), Latvia, to a religious, intellectual ... not easy and it could be dangerous – they were always under observation from guards. But other ghetto ... a British protectorate, she was placed with a group of liberated British prisoners of war. She also
-
1347. Portrait sketches of Eichmann on trial drawn by Esther Lurie
Esther Lurie (1913-1998) was born in Liepaja (formerly Libau), Latvia, to a religious, intellectual ... not easy and it could be dangerous – they were always under observation from guards. But other ghetto ... a British protectorate, she was placed with a group of liberated British prisoners of war. She also
-
1348. Sketches of Eichmann with headphones at trial drawn by Esther Lurie
Esther Lurie (1913-1998) was born in Liepaja (formerly Libau), Latvia, to a religious, intellectual ... not easy and it could be dangerous – they were always under observation from guards. But other ghetto ... a British protectorate, she was placed with a group of liberated British prisoners of war. She also
-
1349. Sketch of trees in Maine by Esther Lurie
Esther Lurie (1913-1998) was born in Liepaja (formerly Libau), Latvia, to a religious, intellectual ... not easy and it could be dangerous – they were always under observation from guards. But other ghetto ... a British protectorate, she was placed with a group of liberated British prisoners of war. She also
-
1350. Sketch of a courtyard by Esther Lurie
Esther Lurie (1913-1998) was born in Liepaja (formerly Libau), Latvia, to a religious, intellectual ... not easy and it could be dangerous – they were always under observation from guards. But other ghetto ... a British protectorate, she was placed with a group of liberated British prisoners of war. She also