Purse inherited by Helena Schweitzer

POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Warsaw, Poland

An evening purse which Regina Horowitz received in 1925 from her aunt and uncle while in Vienna, just before leaving for a concert by violin virtuoso Váša Příhoda. Left in the care of a Polish family, the purse survived the war. It was inherited by Regina’s daughter, Helena Schweitzer.

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Title: Purse inherited by Helena Schweitzer

POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

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