Large imported painted plastic doll once owned by a young Jewish girl deported from Brussels to Auschwitz 2011.424.1 front
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, United States
Large baby doll owned by Betti Blaugrund that originally belonged to 7 year old Aline Klajn. Aline and her family were deported on October 24, 1942, from Uccle, Belgium, to Auschwitz concentration camp where they were killed. Aline's parents, Idessa and Wigdor, and Idessa's large extended family, had emigrated from Poland to Belgium in the 1920s. In May 1940, Belgium was occupied by Nazi Germany. In the summer of 1942, the Germans put into action their plan to get rid of all the Jews in Belgium. Aline, her parents, and her 5 year old brother Jacques were given refuge by Alfred and Clara Duval. Several other family members hid in a a nearby apartment. On October 20, Aline and Idessa went to the apartment to borrow sugar. While they were there, it was raided by German officers looking for Jews. Wigdor and Jacques arrived looking for Idessa and were also arrested. Only Aline's uncle Wolf escaped. The nine who were arrested were deported and killed in Auschwitz. Wolf, his wife Cypra, and their infant Betti, born that July, survived the war in hiding.
Large baby doll owned by Betti Blaugrund that originally belonged to 7 year old Aline Klajn. Aline and her family were deported on October 24, 1942, from Uccle, Belgium, to Auschwitz concentration camp where they were killed. Aline's parents, Idessa and Wigdor, and Idessa's large extended family, had emigrated from Poland to Belgium in the 1920s. In May 1940, Belgium was occupied by Nazi Germany. In the summer of 1942, the Germans put into action their plan to get rid of all the Jews in Belgium. Aline, her parents, and her 5 year old brother Jacques were given refuge by Alfred and Clara Duval. Several other family members hid in a a nearby apartment. On October 20, Aline and Idessa went to the apartment to borrow sugar. While they were there, it was raided by German officers looking for Jews. Wigdor and Jacques arrived looking for Idessa and were also arrested. Only Aline's uncle Wolf escaped. The nine who were arrested were deported and killed in Auschwitz. Wolf, his wife Cypra, and their infant Betti, born that July, survived the war in hiding.
- Title: Large imported painted plastic doll once owned by a young Jewish girl deported from Brussels to Auschwitz 2011.424.1 front
- Location: Belgium--History--German occupation, 1940-1945., Belgium--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- Provenance: The doll was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Betti Blaugrund, the cousin of Aline Klajn., The doll was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Betti Blaugrund, the cousin of Aline Klajn.
- Subject Keywords: Hidden children (Holocaust)--Belgium--Biography. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Belgium--Brussels--Personal narratives. Jewish children in the Holocaust--Belgium--Brussels--Biography. Jewish families--Belgium. World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from Belgium., Hidden children (Holocaust)--Belgium--Biography. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Belgium--Brussels--Personal narratives. Jewish children in the Holocaust--Belgium--Brussels--Biography. Jewish families--Belgium. World War, 1939-1945--Deportations from Belgium.
- Type: Toys, Toys
- Rights: Permanent Collection, Permanent Collection
- External Link: See the full record at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, See the full record at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Medium: Large, molded celluloid, painted light skinned female baby doll with an articulated neck, shoulder, and leg joints. She has ear length molded hair painted dark brown and worn in a right side part with end curls. She has painted facial features: dark brown eyebrows, blue eyes, round pinkish chubby cheeks, and a red bow mouth. The tops of her hands and feet have a slight blush, well defined nails, and dimpled knuckles; she has a defined navel. The paint has worn off some areas. On the reverse is a manufacturer’s mark, English text, and a number., Large, molded celluloid, painted light skinned female baby doll with an articulated neck, shoulder, and leg joints. She has ear length molded hair painted dark brown and worn in a right side part with end curls. She has painted facial features: dark brown eyebrows, blue eyes, round pinkish chubby cheeks, and a red bow mouth. The tops of her hands and feet have a slight blush, well defined nails, and dimpled knuckles; she has a defined navel. The paint has worn off some areas. On the reverse is a manufacturer’s mark, English text, and a number.
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