Hana Gasic's aunt Ela Kohen dressed in Turkish costume

This is my mother's sister, Ela Kohen, dressed in a Turkish costume. She is wearing the traditional Turkish woman's headcovering, the Jemenia, and the Dimija pants. The picture was taken in Sarajevo before she was married.

The Centropa Collection at USHMM

The Centropa archive has been acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. USHMM will soon offer a Special Collections page for Centropa.

Academics please note: USHMM can provide you with original language word-for-word transcripts and high resolution photographs. All publications should be credited: "From the Centropa Collection at the United States Memorial Museum in Washington, DC". 

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