Two decks of Patience playing cards with 3 boxes brought to the US by a German Jewish girl 2013.495.6 bg front

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, United States

Boxed set of Patience brand playing cards, a red deck and a blue deck, brought with 8 year old Anneliese Centawer when she and her parents James and Recha fled Nazi Germany in July 1938. The ace of hearts in each deck is stamped with a government control stamp with the Nazi eagle emblem. After Hitler and the Nazi regime's seizure of power in 1933, the Jewish population was subjected to increasingly harsh persecution. In 1936, Anneliese's family was forced to move from their home in Nuremberg when their block was declared Judenfrei (Free of Jews.) Anneliese was beaten up on the street by a Hitler Youth who accused the freckled, red haired girl of trying to pass for German. In July 1938, with sponsorship from Recha's half-siblings in the US, the family arrived in New York.

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Title: Two decks of Patience playing cards with 3 boxes brought to the US by a German Jewish girl 2013.495.6 bg front
Location: Emigration and immigration--Germany--Nuremberg--Biography. Emigration and immigration--United States--Biography., Emigration and immigration--Germany--Nuremberg--Biography. Emigration and immigration--United States--Biography.
Provenance: The playing card set was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Anneliese Marx., The playing card set was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Anneliese Marx.
Subject Keywords: Games--Specimens. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Nuremberg--Personal narratives. Jewish children in the Holocaust--Germany--Nuremberg--Biography. Jews--Germany--Nuremberg--Biography. Jewish refugees--United States--Biography. Playing cards--Germany--Specimens. Popular culture--Germany--History--20th century., Games--Specimens. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Nuremberg--Personal narratives. Jewish children in the Holocaust--Germany--Nuremberg--Biography. Jews--Germany--Nuremberg--Biography. Jewish refugees--United States--Biography. Playing cards--Germany--Specimens. Popular culture--Germany--History--20th century.
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: a. Rectangular, cardboard roll end tray box covered with treated, dark brown, wood patterned paper with an embossed logo with remnants of gold ink on the lid and manufacturer's information on the lid interior. The hinge is made from 2 horizontal cardboard strips covered with white paper. The base interior has a notched partition panel for the 2 decks of cards. The box has a detached lower front panel (3.875x.500). b. Small, rectangular, straight tuck end white paper box with a dark blue Art Deco design printed on the front and back and German text on the front and sides. c-bd. Deck of 54 undersize, laminated, standard playing cards in 4 suits: 13 red hearts, 13 red diamonds, 13 black clovers, 13 black spades, 1 Joker, and 1 blank card. Each number card has the number in the top left and bottom right corners with the suit symbol below and the corresponding number of symbols in the center. The face cards are in colorful, medieval costumes. The Jack card has a man in a cape and a B, for Bube, German for Jack; the Queen card has a woman with a flower and a D, Dame, German for Queen; the King card has a crowned man and a K for Konig, German for King. c-o. Red heart suit of 13 cards: 10 number and 3 face cards. 6c., the Ace card, has a black Nazi regime stamp with an eagle clutching an enwreathed swastika. 6i. has the ASS logo: ASS above a black heart in an inverted triangle within a circle. c-l. A-10 hearts; m. Jack; n. Queen; o. King p-ab. Black spade suit of 13 cards: 10 number and 3 face cards: p-y. A-10 spades; z. Jack; aa. Queen; ab. King. ac-ao. Red diamond suit of 13 cards: 10 number and 3 face cards: ac-al. A-10 diamonds; am. Jack; an. Queen; ao. King. ap-bb. Black clover suit of 13 cards: 10 number and 3 face cards: ap-ay. A-10 clovers; az. Jack; ba. Queen; bb. King. bc. Joker card, with a 5 point star in the top left and bottom right corners after the vertical word JOKER. It has an image of a man in yellow with a blue cape and a mandolin. bd. Blank card. be. Small, rectangular, straight tuck end white paper card box with a red Art Deco design printed on the front and back and German text on the front and sides. bf-dg. Deck of 54 undersize, laminated, playing cards in 4 suits: 13 red hearts, 13 red diamonds, 13 black clovers, 13 black spades, 1 Joker, and 1 blank card. The design is as described for blue deck, c-bd. bf-br. Red heart suit of 13 cards: 10 number and 3 face cards. 6bf., the Ace card, has a black Nazi government stamp with an eagle clutching an enwreathed swastika. 6bl. has the ASS logo: ASS above a black heart in an inverted triangle within a circle. bf-bo. A-10 hearts; bf. Ace has a government control stamp; bp. Jack; bq. Queen; br. King. bs-ce. Black spade suit of 13 cards: 10 number and 3 face cards: bs-cb. A-10 spades; bc. Jack; bd. Queen; be. King. cf-cr. Red diamond suit of 13 cards: 10 number and 3 face cards: cf-co. A-10 diamonds; cp. Jack; cq. Queen; cr. King. cs-de. Black clover suit of 13 cards: 10 number and 3 face cards: cs-db. A-10 clovers; dc. Jack; dd. Queen; de. King. df. Joker card, with a 5 point star in the top left and bottom right corners after the vertical word JOKER. It has an image of a man in yellow with a blue cape and a mandolin. dg. Blank card., a. Rectangular, cardboard roll end tray box covered with treated, dark brown, wood patterned paper with an embossed logo with remnants of gold ink on the lid and manufacturer's information on the lid interior. The hinge is made from 2 horizontal cardboard strips covered with white paper. The base interior has a notched partition panel for the 2 decks of cards. The box has a detached lower front panel (3.875x.500). b. Small, rectangular, straight tuck end white paper box with a dark blue Art Deco design printed on the front and back and German text on the front and sides. c-bd. Deck of 54 undersize, laminated, standard playing cards in 4 suits: 13 red hearts, 13 red diamonds, 13 black clovers, 13 black spades, 1 Joker, and 1 blank card. Each number card has the number in the top left and bottom right corners with the suit symbol below and the corresponding number of symbols in the center. The face cards are in colorful, medieval costumes. The Jack card has a man in a cape and a B, for Bube, German for Jack; the Queen card has a woman with a flower and a D, Dame, German for Queen; the King card has a crowned man and a K for Konig, German for King. c-o. Red heart suit of 13 cards: 10 number and 3 face cards. 6c., the Ace card, has a black Nazi regime stamp with an eagle clutching an enwreathed swastika. 6i. has the ASS logo: ASS above a black heart in an inverted triangle within a circle. c-l. A-10 hearts; m. Jack; n. Queen; o. King p-ab. Black spade suit of 13 cards: 10 number and 3 face cards: p-y. A-10 spades; z. Jack; aa. Queen; ab. King. ac-ao. Red diamond suit of 13 cards: 10 number and 3 face cards: ac-al. A-10 diamonds; am. Jack; an. Queen; ao. King. ap-bb. Black clover suit of 13 cards: 10 number and 3 face cards: ap-ay. A-10 clovers; az. Jack; ba. Queen; bb. King. bc. Joker card, with a 5 point star in the top left and bottom right corners after the vertical word JOKER. It has an image of a man in yellow with a blue cape and a mandolin. bd. Blank card. be. Small, rectangular, straight tuck end white paper card box with a red Art Deco design printed on the front and back and German text on the front and sides. bf-dg. Deck of 54 undersize, laminated, playing cards in 4 suits: 13 red hearts, 13 red diamonds, 13 black clovers, 13 black spades, 1 Joker, and 1 blank card. The design is as described for blue deck, c-bd. bf-br. Red heart suit of 13 cards: 10 number and 3 face cards. 6bf., the Ace card, has a black Nazi government stamp with an eagle clutching an enwreathed swastika. 6bl. has the ASS logo: ASS above a black heart in an inverted triangle within a circle. bf-bo. A-10 hearts; bf. Ace has a government control stamp; bp. Jack; bq. Queen; br. King. bs-ce. Black spade suit of 13 cards: 10 number and 3 face cards: bs-cb. A-10 spades; bc. Jack; bd. Queen; be. King. cf-cr. Red diamond suit of 13 cards: 10 number and 3 face cards: cf-co. A-10 diamonds; cp. Jack; cq. Queen; cr. King. cs-de. Black clover suit of 13 cards: 10 number and 3 face cards: cs-db. A-10 clovers; dc. Jack; dd. Queen; de. King. df. Joker card, with a 5 point star in the top left and bottom right corners after the vertical word JOKER. It has an image of a man in yellow with a blue cape and a mandolin. dg. Blank card.