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Barbed wire, electrocution warning sign, and porcelain insulator,
Auschwitz-Birkenau, ca. 1940
Used to encircle camp to prevent escape.
On loan from Steven F. Cassidy, Private Collection
Prisoner uniform patches,
Auschwitz, ca. 1940
Worn by prisoners: #10823 roma, #31064 Political, #11739 Jewish
On loan from Steven F. Cassidy, Private Collection
Metal identity tags,
Auschwitz, ca. 1940
Worn by Auschwitz prisoners forced to work in local factories.
On loan from Steven F. Cassidy, Private Collection
Nazi cigarette case,
Eastern Front, ca. 1940
Nazi eagle holds hammer & sickle and jewish star in its talons.
On loan from Steven F. Cassidy, Private Collection
Zyklon B canister and crematorium brick,
Auschwitz-Birkenau, ca. 1940
Concentrated poison pellets were dropped into the gas chambers in the crematorium buildings.
On loan from Steven F. Cassidy & Blessing Private Collections
Ghetto currency,
Litzmannstadt (Lodz), ca. 1940
Jews sold their possessions for this scrip, the only legal currency in the Lodz ghetto.
On loan from Steven F. Cassidy, Private Collection
Prisoner uniform, Eastern camp - probably
Auschwitz, ca. 1940
Worn by Jewish prisoner #73236
On loan from Steven F. Cassidy, Private Collection
Polish work permit and patch,
Poland, ca. 1940
Similar to the permit and patch Karol Wotyla was required to have.
On loan from Steven F. Cassidy, Private Collection
Boots and shoes,
Auschwitz-Birkenau, ca. 1940
Footwear, lined with human hair, worn by camp inmates.
On loan from Steven F. Cassidy, Private Collection
Leather whip,
Ohrdruf, ca. 1940
Whip used against prisoners in Ohrdruf concentration camp.
On loan from Steven F. Cassidy, Private Collection
Gazeta Zydowska (Jewish Gazette),
Krakow, 1940
Krakow ghetto newspaper, published on 24 december 1940.
On loan from Steven F. Cassidy, Private Collection
Vintage rag soccer ball,
ca. 1920
Karol Wojtyla and Jerzy Kluger played soccer with a similar ball.
On loan from Steven F. Cassidy, Private Collection
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