The Tabby Collection

Artifacts from life in Nazi occupied Europe at the Children’s Holocaust Museum in Whitwell, TN

This collection simulates the experience living in Europe during Nazi occupation by interacting with objects that they may have seen, touched, or used in a ghetto or a concentration camp. You will see armbands, badges, dog tags, employee records, money, patches, pins, printed material, and stamps. You will see books, clothing, concentration camp items, hats, religious items, and shoes. You will see 150 letters and postcards written by and sent to concentration camp prisoners.

A man with gray hair and glasses, wearing a checkered shirt, standing in front of a display with various shirts, uniforms, and framed items on shelves in a museum or display room.
A wooden train car on a raised track behind a black metal fence with brick pillars and a green metal overpass.
Close-up of a smiling older man with gray hair, glasses, and a striped shirt.