Wedding gown made from a parachute worn by Lili Lax Friedman and many additional Jewish brides in a DP camp

Medium:

rayon thread plastic (organic material)

Dimensions:

Height: 54.000 inches (137.16 cm) | Width: 12.500 inches (31.75 cm)

Tradition:

Jewish

Place of Origin:

Germany

Repository:

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Accession #:

1999.7.12a

Date:

ca. 1946

ID:

250081

Keywords:

Archive Collection Holocaust Memory USHMM Clothing

Notes:

First image: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Lilly Lax Friedman.
Remaining images: Photograph by Laura Levitt.