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Examples of objects held by the Arolsen Archives, including a brown envelope, a selection of pens, rings, pennies and a chain. In(ani)mate Objects: Between the Sacred and the Everyday Dan Stone Article
The Iwasaki bag with its archive of family documents Transporting the Past: Suitcases, Briefcases, and Histories of Displacement Koji Lau-Ozawa Article
Lavender antique blouse on a tan background Examining Body Proximity and “Sacredness” at/in Relation to Treblinka Extermination Camp Caroline Sturdy Colls Article
Child's nametag The Excavated Nametag of David Juda van der Velde Hannah Wilson Article
A creased black and white photograph of a group of people from which one person has been cut out Five Points of Entry: Judy Lachman's Group Photo from August 1942 Tahel Rachel Goldsmith Article
Lilly Lax Wedding Dress, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Wedding Dresses: Soft Landings, a Ritual Garment, and the Promises and Perils of Life After Laura S. Levitt Article
Photographs of Mezuzah “trace” covered with sticker, Paris (left) and the mezuzah relocated inside the family’s apartment (right) Patrick Zachmann, Left: Mezuzah “Trace” Covered with Sticker, Paris. Right: The Mezuzah Relocated Inside the Family’s Apartment Material Objects
Photograph of Aleksander Prugar & Helena Czernek, New mezuzah cast from the mezuzah trace at 8 Ciepła in Białystok, Poland, on white background. Aleksander Prugar and Helena Czernek (Mi Polin), New Mezuzah Cast from the Mezuzah Trace at 8 Ciepła in Białystok Material Objects
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Store Shelf with Replicas of the "Meed" Mezuzah for Sale. Above the replicas the store offers a “kosher scroll” (klaf) for insertion into the mezuzah. Replicas of the "Meed" Mezuzah for Sale at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Store Material Objects
Photograph of "Commemorative Mezuzah" in brass and red enamel offered for sale at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum online store (screenshot from the website). Commemorative Mezuzah Material Objects
The “Meed” mezuzah, mounted on a brick wall, on display at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Photograph by Oren Baruch Stier The "Meed" Mezuzah Material Objects
Cover Page of Beatrice Muchman’s missal and mass card Sacred in Function, Sacred in Memory: A Rosary and Missal from the Holocaust Robert M. Ehrenreich, Suzy Snyder, and Jane E. Klinger Article