Comb

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47425
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Comb : cast (moulded), cut : brown
Date
1939-1942
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Comb : cast (moulded), cut : brown
Other Title Information
Toilet Article
Date
1939-1942
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Opaque brown lice comb with thin teeth along the top and bottom edges, connected by a solid piece in the middle; both side edges have a convex curve. Comb is missing all its teeth. Narrative: Rosa Pliskin-Sokolinski (nee Klupt) was born in Kovno, Lithuania in 1898. She married Mordechai Pliskin before the war. They had at least 4 children. The family owned a store in Kovno, circa 1925, which remained open until 1941. The family sold manufactured materials for clothing. In 1941 or 1942, Rosa’s grandmother Esther Klupt (née Chanin) was shot in front of the family store with her great-grandson. Esther was 91 years old. Rosa and her relatives were sent to the ghetto. Rosa was then deported to the Stutthof concentration Camp, Poland. She arrived at the camp on July 13,1944. During her internment, Rosa Pliskin kept her clothes and accessories on her body at all times. She concealed two combs, a needle, some thread and fabric patches in a fabric pouch tied around her neck. Rosa considered these items to be very precious, she said they were "like gold to her". Her identification prisoner number at Stutthof camp was 42451. Rosa Pliskin died in 1986 in Tivon, Israel. Rosa’s husband, Mordechai Pliskin perished in Dachau. Four of their children, David, Seil (Saul), Klara and one unknown perished in the Holocaust. David Pliskin, was murdered in the Ninth Forst, a Nazi killing site 4 miles from Kovno.
Accession No.
1995.04.22
Name Access
Dworkind, Cyla
Places
Stutthof, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Comb

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75140
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Comb : green ; Ht: 1,1 in. x W: 5 in.
Date
1944-1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Comb : green ; Ht: 1,1 in. x W: 5 in.
Other Title Information
Toilet Article
Date
1944-1945
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Green comb with long teeth. Teeth are thicker on left side, thinner and more finely spaced on right side. Comb is missing approximately a dozen fine teeth. Original owner concealed this comb and used it while interned at Stutthof concentration camp. Narrative: Rosa Pliskin-Sokolinski (nee Klupt) was born in Kovno, Lithuania in 1898. She married Mordechai Pliskin before the war. They had at least 4 children. The family owned a store in Kovno, circa 1925, which remained open until 1941. The family sold manufactured materials for clothing. In 1941 or 1942, Rosa’s grandmother Esther Klupt (née Chanin) was shot in front of the family store with her great-grandson. Esther was 91 years old. Rosa and her relatives were sent to the ghetto. Rosa was then deported to the Stutthof concentration Camp, Poland. She arrived at the camp on July 13,1944. During her internment, Rosa Pliskin kept her clothes and accessories on her body at all times. She concealed two combs, a needle, some thread and fabric patches in a fabric pouch tied around her neck. Rosa considered these items to be very precious, she said they were "like gold to her". Her identification prisoner number at Stutthof camp was 42451. Rosa Pliskin died in 1986 in Tivon, Israel. Rosa’s husband, Mordechai Pliskin perished in Dachau. Four of their children, David, Seil (Saul), Klara and one unknown perished in the Holocaust. David Pliskin, was murdered in the Ninth Fort, a Nazi killing site 4 miles from Kovno.
Accession No.
1995.04.21
Name Access
Dworkind, Cyla
Places
Stutthof, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Eared aluminum bowl with handles

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47596
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Bowl : cast (moulded), pegged, forged, beveled, soldered : silver, black ; Ht: 8 cm x W: 17,7 cm x De: 25,2 cm
Date
1939-1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Bowl : cast (moulded), pegged, forged, beveled, soldered : silver, black ; Ht: 8 cm x W: 17,7 cm x De: 25,2 cm
Other Title Information
Food Service T&E
Date
1939-1945
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Round, bowl. Rectangular, beveled, handles are attached to the left and right sides. Narrative: Item was used by Helen (nee Firse) and her two sisters (Rose and Bela) in Stutthof concentration camp and perhaps earlier in Auschwitz, they were originally from Lodz, liberated by Russian Army. The German phrase kaiserlich und königlich, typically abbreviated as k. u. k., k. und k., or k. & k., stands for "imperial and royal". It refers to the Court of the Habsburgs in a broader historical perspective. Some modern authors restrict its use to the so-called "Dual Monarchy" of Austria-Hungary from 1867 to 1918. During that period, it indicated that the Habsburg monarch reigned simultaneously as the Emperor of Austria and as the King of Hungary, while the two territories were joined in a real union. Analyzing official documents issued between 1867 and 1918, the used abbreviation is providing information on the lands targeted. k.k. in this era means: Austrian part of the dual monarchy only, Hungary not involved.
Accession No.
2011X.253.01
Name Access
Pokorsky, Helen
Places
Stutthof, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Identification tag

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75118
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Identification tag : woven, printed ; Ht: 2,75 in. x W: 6,5 in.
Date
1944-1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Identification tag : woven, printed ; Ht: 2,75 in. x W: 6,5 in.
Other Title Information
Personal Symbol
Date
1944-1945
Physical Condition
fragile
Notes
Rectangular piece of fabric with the number 42451 and a Star of David printed on it. Item was the prisoner identification number of Rosa Pliskin-Sokolinski in Stutthof concentration camp. Narrative: Rosa Pliskin-Sokolinski (nee Klupt) was born in Kovno, Lithuania in 1898. She married Mordechai Pliskin before the war. They had at least 4 children. The family owned a store in Kovno, circa 1925, which remained open until 1941. The family sold manufactured materials for clothing. In 1941 or 1942, Rosa’s grandmother Esther Klupt (née Chanin) was shot in front of the family store with her great-grandson. Esther was 91 years old. Rosa and her relatives were sent to the ghetto. Rosa was then deported to the Stutthof concentration Camp, Poland. She arrived at the camp on July 13,1944. During her internment, Rosa Pliskin kept her clothes and accessories on her body at all times. She concealed two combs, a needle, some thread and fabric patches in a fabric pouch tied around her neck. Rosa considered these items to be very precious, she said they were "like gold to her". Her identification prisoner number at Stutthof camp was 42451. Rosa Pliskin died in 1986 in Tivon, Israel. Rosa’s husband, Mordechai Pliskin perished in Dachau. Four of their children, David, Seil (Saul), Klara and one unknown perished in the Holocaust. David Pliskin, was murdered in the Ninth Forst, a Nazi killing site 4 miles from Kovno.
Accession No.
1995.4.01
Name Access
Dworkind, Cyla
Places
Stutthof , Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Identification tag

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76780
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Identification tag : woven, printed ; Ht: 2,75 in. x W: 6,5 in.
Date
1944-1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Identification tag : woven, printed ; Ht: 2,75 in. x W: 6,5 in.
Other Title Information
Personal Symbol
Date
1944-1945
Physical Condition
fragile
Notes
Rectangular piece of fabric with the number 42451 and a Star of David printed on it. Item was the prisoner identification number of Rosa Pliskin-Sokolinski in Stutthof concentration camp. Narrative: Rosa Pliskin-Sokolinski (nee Klupt) was born in Kovno, Lithuania in 1898. She married Mordechai Pliskin before the war. They had at least 4 children. The family owned a store in Kovno, circa 1925, which remained open until 1941. The family sold manufactured materials for clothing. In 1941 or 1942, Rosa’s grandmother Esther Klupt (née Chanin) was shot in front of the family store with her great-grandson. Esther was 91 years old. Rosa and her relatives were sent to the ghetto. Rosa was then deported to the Stutthof concentration Camp, Poland. She arrived at the camp on July 13,1944. During her internment, Rosa Pliskin kept her clothes and accessories on her body at all times. She concealed two combs, a needle, some thread and fabric patches in a fabric pouch tied around her neck. Rosa considered these items to be very precious, she said they were "like gold to her". Her identification prisoner number at Stutthof camp was 42451. Rosa Pliskin died in 1986 in Tivon, Israel. Rosa’s husband, Mordechai Pliskin perished in Dachau. Four of their children, David, Seil (Saul), Klara and one unknown perished in the Holocaust. David Pliskin, was murdered in the Ninth Fort, a Nazi killing site 4 miles from Kovno.
Accession No.
1995.04.01
Name Access
Dworkind, Cyla
Places
Stutthof , Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Knife

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47503
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Knife : cast (moulded), cut, beveled
Date
1939-1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Knife : cast (moulded), cut, beveled
Other Title Information
Food Service T&E
Date
1939-1945
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Satin finish. Metal handle, with a beveled edge, that tapers in at the centre and tapers and rounds out at the bottom. The left edge of the metal blade has a slight curve; the top 3/4 of the right edge has a thin tapered edge. The point is rounded. Narrative: Donor got the knife in Stutthof. She carried it to Vilnius and had it on her at the time of her liberation. She kept it with her during immigration to New York and Montreal.
Accession No.
1995.10.01
Name Access
Benjamin, Sulamith
Places
Stutthof, Poland , Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Sewing bag

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78004
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Sewing bag : blue, white, grey ; Ht: 7 in. x W: 3,5 in.
Date
1944-1945
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Sewing bag : blue, white, grey ; Ht: 7 in. x W: 3,5 in.
Other Title Information
Textileworking T&E
Date
1944-1945
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Small pouch sewn with white thread made by Rosa Pliskin-Sokolinski. Inside are pieces of fabric and a flower shaped cardboard thread spool. It also includes a small beige canvas pouch inside. The pouch was used by Rosa Pliskin-Sokolinski in Stutthof concentration camp to hold her sewing kit and belongings. Rosa considered these items to be very precious, she said they were "like gold to her". She kept the pouch around her neck at all time. Narrative: Rosa Pliskin-Sokolinski , known as Klupt, was born in Kovno, Lithuania in 1898. She married Mordechai Pliskin before the war. They had at least 4 children. The family owned a store in Kovno, c. 1925, which remained open until 1941. The family sold manufactured materials for clothing. In 1941 or 1942, Rosa’s grandmother Esther Klupt was shot in front of the family store with her great-grandson. Esther was 91 years old. Rosa Pliskin-Sokolinski and her relatives were sent to the ghetto and, on 1944-06-13, Rosa was then deported to the Stutthof concentration camp in Poland where she received 42451 as an identification number. She died in 1986 in Tivon, Israel. Rosa’s husband, Mordechai Pliskin perished in Dachau. Four of their children, David, Seil (Saul), Klara and the fourth, unknown, perished in the Holocaust.
Accession No.
1995.04.03
Name Access
Dworkind, Cyla
Places
Stutthof, Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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