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‘I will finish your work’: one woman’s fight for the Jewish art and letters her mother saved from the Nazis

A suitcase with 681 drawings and letters by Peter Kien has reached the Wiener Holocaust Library in London.
Judy King led a decades-long effort to recover the suitcase his lover Helga Wolfenstein hid for decades.
Provenance and customs hurdles nearly halted the transfer before final clearance.
The collection was previously held by Czech authorities, then the Terezín Memorial, before the donation.
The Wiener Holocaust Library will house the documents alongside nearly 100 existing Kien items.
Judy King spoke of her mother Helga Wolfenstein’s influence and mission to recover the suitcase.
Howard Falksohn of the Wiener Holocaust Library called the donation a meaningful contribution ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The campaign drew support from U.S. and European institutions amid calls to repatriate artifacts.
The collection documents ghetto life in Theresienstadt through Kien’s drawings and writings.
The donation preserves the legacy of Helga Wolfenstein, a key holder of the suitcase.

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