Through our collections, the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust documents, preserves, and shares the stories of Holocaust survivors and their families. We continue to acquire objects that tell these stories. While only a small portion of our collection is on view at a time, all objects contribute in crucial ways to understanding the material culture of the Holocaust and the periods immediately before and after.
Treasured and irreplaceable family photographs; heirloom Sabbath candlesticks; a wedding present of wooden clogs; a tin Hanukkah menorah with 17 candleholders so that two families could share it for the holiday—these are some of the many Museum objects that illustrate Jewish life, reveal Jewish self-reliance in the face of exclusion, and express the pain of extreme loss in the Shoah.
Lajos Schwarz and Josefa Schwarz at a gathering. Gift of Karen Wolf and Ron Dranetz in memory of Marianna Dranetz, 2022.17.1
