Holocaust Artifacts Unpacked: The Toy Car Set

The day before his seventh birthday, Nazis ransacked Peter Ney’s home in Nuremberg, Germany.

Toy Car Set: Symbol of Survival

It was during Kristallnacht, a wave of nationwide anti-Jewish violence and destruction. They destroyed many of the family’s belongings, but Peter’s birthday gift, a model of the Autobahn [highway] was not damaged. He had to leave behind the beloved toy set when he fled Nazi Germany.

Amazingly, the toy car set survived as did Peter and some of his family. Peter's toy car set continues to touch many people's lives. Find out how.

Related Articles

More From Shoah

Holocaust Love Story

A Florida couple who met in a concentration camp later found each other again during a blind…
Holocaust Love Story

Holocaust Glossary

The following is intended to provide a frame of reference for discussion. Anti-Semitism…
Holocaust Glossary

Raoul Wallenberg

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the capture of Raoul Wallenberg by the Russians.
Raoul Wallenberg

Beyond Secret Tears

I was 4 years old and my brother was 5-1/2 years old when we were first separated from our…
Beyond Secret Tears

The North African Holocaust

As Hitler was extending his tentacles into North Africa, the Nazis also committed massive war…
The North African Holocaust

George Dilsizian

Georges Dilsizian fled to France in the end of the 19th Century because of the Turkish…
George Dilsizian

Publish the Menu module to "offcanvas" position. Here you can publish other modules as well.
Learn More.


donation