Object numberM1999/013:002
DescriptionSchool satchel; brown leather; 2 straps with metal buckle belonging to Victor Schwartz from Oradea, Romania. He arrived home from school one afternoon and was told he was to be "taken on a journey". He asked the neighbours to "look after" his book, his prized tin car and his school satchel. Victor said he would come back to collect them. He never returned. Victor, aged 8, together with other members of his family, was killed in Auschwitz on 31 May 1944.
Subjectchildren, victims, child victims
Object namesuitcases
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs. Yvonne Morris


