Terezin Fortress charm
Номер объектаM1992/033:006
НазваниеTerezin Fortress charm
Создатель Ludwig Engel (maker)
ОписаниеCharm depicting the Terezin Fortress crafted in the Theresienstadt ghetto by Ludwig Engel. It represents the Coat of arms of Terezin featuring a lion standing between two towers of a castle. There is a crown at the top of the frame. The lion has a double twisted tail. He brandishes a sword in his left forepaw and holds the initialled coat of arms of Maria Theresa of Austria with his right paw.
Theresienstadt city and fort were founded in 1780 by Emperor Joseph II and named after his mother Maria Theresa (MT). From the beginning it was used as a prison and turned into a ghetto in 1939 after the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Germany.
Part of a collection of more than 50 items of jewellery (charms, brooches and pendants) featuring images of dogs (Dachshund; Schnauzer), Minnie Mouse, a pig, elephant, duck, rabbit and other wild and domestic animals, miniature wrapped gifts, a louse, lice comb and pannikin with spoon – depicting the harsh realities of life in Terezin ghetto, or representing nostalgic aspects of pre-war life, produced circa 1941-1945 by Ludwig Engel, donated by Edith Engel (daughter-in-law).
Ludwig Engel (born 20 November 1869, died 1954), Austrian, was deported to Terezin on 24 November 1941 on the Ak transport from Prague. A jeweller by profession, he was appointed the head of a workshop in the ghetto which employed 30 crafts people, and where he made items of jewellery as souvenirs for the Germans. Using scrap metal, the items were also made unofficially for friends and loved ones or exchanged as bartering items for necessities. Rings initialled ‘FE’ were made for his wife Fritzi (1882-1947).
Ludwig immigrated to Australia, arriving in Sydney on 11 October 1947. In 1954 he went mountain climbing in Austria where he died, aged 85. He is buried in the Israelitsche Kultusgemeinde, Vienna. His wife Fritzi who never made it to Australia, is buried there too, together with their son Herbert (1909-1938) who committed suicide aged 29 rather than face deportation. Ludwig and Fritzi’s other son, Rudolf Engel (1903-1991), was also a jeweller. He married Edith Waldman.
Theresienstadt city and fort were founded in 1780 by Emperor Joseph II and named after his mother Maria Theresa (MT). From the beginning it was used as a prison and turned into a ghetto in 1939 after the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Germany.
Part of a collection of more than 50 items of jewellery (charms, brooches and pendants) featuring images of dogs (Dachshund; Schnauzer), Minnie Mouse, a pig, elephant, duck, rabbit and other wild and domestic animals, miniature wrapped gifts, a louse, lice comb and pannikin with spoon – depicting the harsh realities of life in Terezin ghetto, or representing nostalgic aspects of pre-war life, produced circa 1941-1945 by Ludwig Engel, donated by Edith Engel (daughter-in-law).
Ludwig Engel (born 20 November 1869, died 1954), Austrian, was deported to Terezin on 24 November 1941 on the Ak transport from Prague. A jeweller by profession, he was appointed the head of a workshop in the ghetto which employed 30 crafts people, and where he made items of jewellery as souvenirs for the Germans. Using scrap metal, the items were also made unofficially for friends and loved ones or exchanged as bartering items for necessities. Rings initialled ‘FE’ were made for his wife Fritzi (1882-1947).
Ludwig immigrated to Australia, arriving in Sydney on 11 October 1947. In 1954 he went mountain climbing in Austria where he died, aged 85. He is buried in the Israelitsche Kultusgemeinde, Vienna. His wife Fritzi who never made it to Australia, is buried there too, together with their son Herbert (1909-1938) who committed suicide aged 29 rather than face deportation. Ludwig and Fritzi’s other son, Rudolf Engel (1903-1991), was also a jeweller. He married Edith Waldman.
Место изготовленияTheresienstadt ghetto, Terezin, Czech Republic
Период созданияWorld War II (1939-1945)
Наименованиеjewellery
Материалmetal
Размерность
- width: 15.00 mm
height: 22.00 mm
Кредитная линияSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Edith Engel