Robert Bodansky

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History to Open a New Exhibition, CAMILLA'S PURSE

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History will open a new exhibition, 'Camilla's Purse,' Jan. 24 in the Albert Small Documents Gallery. The exhibition examines the life of Holocaust survivor, Camilla Gottlieb, through a display of letters, official documents and personal possessions. The records, collected and secured by Gottlieb in a black leather purse, tell the story of an ordinary life upended into crisis, imprisonment and ultimately of a new life in the United States.