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1. Embroidered yarmulke brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member
Object | Accession Number: 2017.694.2
Date:
use: 1901-1946
…Embroidered yarmulke brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member…
2. Embroidered pouch for tefillin brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member
Object | Accession Number: 2017.694.3
Date:
use: 1901-1946
…Embroidered pouch for tefillin brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member…
3. Pair of small tefillin brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member
Object | Accession Number: 2017.694.5 a-b
Date:
use: 1901-1946
…Pair of small tefillin brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member…
4. Embroidered pouch for a tallit brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member
Object | Accession Number: 2017.694.4
Date:
use: 1901-1946
…Embroidered pouch for a tallit brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member…
5. Monogrammed bag for storing a prayer shawl saved by a German Jewish refugee
1993.22.1 front
Object | Accession Number: 1993.22.1
Date:
emigration: 1938
…United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gusti Ackermann…
6. Burgundy velvet shofar cover with a floral border and tassels saved by a German Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 1993.22.2.2
Date:
emigration: 1938
…United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gusti Ackermann…
7. Shofar saved by a German Jewish refugee
1993.22.2.1 front
Object | Accession Number: 1993.22.2.1
Date:
emigration: 1938
…United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gusti Ackermann…
8. Torah binder with his name and birthdate saved by a young German Jewish refugee
1993.22.3 front
Object | Accession Number: 1993.22.3
Date:
commemoration: 1924 July 27
creation: 1924
emigration: 1937 June
…United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gusti Ackermann…
9. Pink cloth Torah scroll cover saved by a refugee from Nazi Germany
1993.85.1_b front
Object | Accession Number: 1993.85.1 b
Date:
creation: 1934
…United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Freddy Rotenberg…
10. Tallit owned by Manfred Lewinnek
Object | Accession Number: 2021.261.11
…, Poland). Manfred had one brother, Isidor Lewinnek (later John). He primarily grew up in Stuttgart, Germany. Manfred immigrated to the United States in…
11. Tallit owned by Manfred Lewinnek
Object | Accession Number: 2021.261.10
…, Poland). Manfred had one brother, Isidor Lewinnek (later John). He primarily grew up in Stuttgart, Germany. Manfred immigrated to the United States in…
12. Embroidered brown velvet tallit pouch used by a Jewish immigrant
Object | Accession Number: 2012.72.10
Date:
emigration: 1908
… (Edward), was born in the fall of 1907. The next year, Samuel immigrated to the United States, sailing from Hamburg, Germany, and arriving in New York on…
13. Embroidered black velvet tefillin pouch owned by a Jewish immigrant
Object | Accession Number: 2012.72.9
Date:
emigration: 1908
creation: 1897
… (Edward), was born in the fall of 1907. The next year, Samuel immigrated to the United States, sailing from Hamburg, Germany, and arriving in New York on…
14. Candelabrum fragments from a synagogue destroyed during Kristallnacht
2000.507.1 a-b front
Object | Accession Number: 2000.507.1 a-b
Date:
found: after 1938 November 09
…United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Henry Freund, dedicated to the memory of his mother Gabriele, a victim of the Nazi…
15. Black yarmulke owned by Milton Emont and likely used during World War II
2018.565.3 side a
Object | Accession Number: 2018.565.3
Date:
use: approximately 1943-approximately 1946
… Institute of Phonetique, in France. After the war, he returned briefly to the United States and was discharged from the Army on April 16, 1946. He then…
16. Hand painted Torah binder brought with German Jewish refugee family
2016.404.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2016.404.2
Date:
commemoration: 1935
use: 2012
…, Friedrich traveled alone to the United States, while Betty took the children to her family in Worms. Friedrich initially stayed in New York City with his…
17. Blue velvet tefillin pouch found in a shallow grave by a Jewish American soldier
1988.118.1_a front
Object | Accession Number: 1988.118.1 a
Date:
found: after 1945 April 22-before 1945 May
… revoked because they were Jewish. They decided to emigrate to the United States. Walter’s paternal uncle Ludwig, now called Louis, had emigrated to New York…
18. Blue striped tallit with an embroidered neckband owned by a German Jewish refugee
2004.524.16 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.16
Date:
received: after 1948
…, 1945. Shanghai was liberated by the United States Army on September 3, 1945. Peter worked as a dispatcher and driver for the US Army Air Force motor pool…
19. Tefillin set with an extra strap used by a Jewish immigrant
2012.72.11 a-c front
Object | Accession Number: 2012.72.11 a-c
Date:
emigration: 1908
… (Edward), was born in the fall of 1907. The next year, Samuel immigrated to the United States, sailing from Hamburg, Germany, and arriving in New York on…
20. Black and white striped wool tallit katan found postwar by a Polish Jewish man
2003.163.1 front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.163.1
Date:
found: approximately 1945 May
… displaced persons camps, Chaim married and emigrated to the United States in 1948.…
21. Glass kiddush cup with red and gold bands and the Hebrew word Shabbat saved from the Warsaw ghetto
2009.118.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2009.118.2
Date:
use: 1940-1945
…United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dan and Ruth Galai, Maya Galai, and Noya Galai…
22. Megillat, Book of Esther, scroll handwritten by a sofer for Isaac Ossowski
1992.8.23 front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.8.23
Date:
use: 1910-1943
emigration: 1938
Title:
Megillat Ester
… Ossowski, with his wife and daughter, escaped Nazi Germany for the United States. They joined their sons, Joseph and Leo, who had settled in the United…
23. White satin yarmulke with a button owned by a German Jewish refugee
2004.524.11 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.11
Date:
use: after 1938
…, 1945. Shanghai was liberated by the United States Army on September 3, 1945. Peter worked as a dispatcher and driver for the US Army Air Force motor pool…
24. White satin yarmulke owned by a German Jewish refugee
2004.524.10 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.10
Date:
use: after 1938
…, 1945. Shanghai was liberated by the United States Army on September 3, 1945. Peter worked as a dispatcher and driver for the US Army Air Force motor pool…
25. Black yarmulke used by a German Jewish refugee
2004.524.5 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.5
Date:
use: after 1938
…, 1945. Shanghai was liberated by the United States Army on September 3, 1945. Peter worked as a dispatcher and driver for the US Army Air Force motor pool…
26. Black yarmulke used by a German Jewish refugee
2004.524.6 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.6
Date:
use: after 1938
…, 1945. Shanghai was liberated by the United States Army on September 3, 1945. Peter worked as a dispatcher and driver for the US Army Air Force motor pool…
27. Brass Shabbat lamp and drip tray acquired by a German Jewish woman
Object | Accession Number: 2018.356.2 a-b
Date:
acquired: after 1907 September 26-before 1939 March 15
… United States with her husband Ludwig Oppenheimer, and son Joseph. They settled in St. Louis, Missouri, and opened a candy store. Kurt followed in 1936…
28. Blue velvet tallit pouch with an embroidered monogram owned by a German Jewish refugee
2004.524.17 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.17
Date:
use: approximately 1939
… to the United States in 1947.…
29. Atarah with a gold metallic thread floral pattern owned by a prewar German Jewish emigre to the US
Object | Accession Number: 2012.455.5
Date:
emigration: 1934 July
…’s maternal uncle, Dr. Leo Nast, a prominent chemist, had emigrated to the United States in July 1934. Leo submitted affidavits of support to the US consulate…
30. Striped tallit katan worn by a prewar German Jewish emigre to the US
Object | Accession Number: 2012.455.6 a-b
Date:
emigration: 1934 July
…’s maternal uncle, Dr. Leo Nast, a prominent chemist, had emigrated to the United States in July 1934. Leo submitted affidavits of support to the US consulate…
31. Green velvet Torah mantle with 10 Commandments found by a US soldier
1989.291.1 front
Object | Accession Number: 1989.291.1
Date:
creation: 1905
found: approximately 1944 November-approximately 1945 January
… United States entered the war. Herman enlisted in the US Army on August 22, 1942. He was a private in the Warrant Officers Branch when he deployed to…
32. Brass Hanukkah menorah with fish shaped feet used by a Jewish refugee family
1992.8.32 front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.8.32
Date:
use: 1910-1938
emigration: 1938
… Ossowski, with his wife and daughter, escaped Nazi Germany for the United States. They joined their sons, Joseph and Leo, who had settled in the United…
33. Circumcision knife with inscription and agate handle with wooden case used by Isaac Ossowski
1992.8.27_a-b front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.8.27 a-b
Date:
emigration: 1938
use: approximately 1910-1938
… Ossowski, with his wife and daughter, escaped Nazi Germany for the United States. They joined their sons, Joseph and Leo, who had settled in the United…
34. Handpainted linen Torah binder made for a German Jewish boy
1992.8.1 front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.8.1
Date:
creation: 1919 January
commemoration: 1919 January
emigration: 1938
… Ossowski, with his wife and daughter, escaped Nazi Germany for the United States. They joined their sons, Joseph and Leo, who had settled in the United…
35. Mizrach, a sign designating the direction of Jerusalem, with a personal inscription created by a sofer
1992.8.36 front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.8.36
Date:
creation: 1928-1929
emigration: 1938
Artwork Title:
Mizrach for my Wife
… Ossowski, with his wife and daughter, escaped Nazi Germany for the United States. They joined their sons, Joseph and Leo, who had settled in the United…
36. Megillat, Book of Esther, scroll handwritten by a sofer for Isaac Ossowski
1992.8.25 front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.8.25
Date:
use: 1910-1938
emigration: 1938
Title:
Megillat Ester
… Ossowski, with his wife and daughter, escaped Nazi Germany for the United States. They joined their sons, Joseph and Leo, who had settled in the United…
37. Calligraphy of Sukkot prayers and a personal inscription created by a sofer
1992.8.37 front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.8.37
Date:
creation: 1933-1934
emigration: 1938
Artwork Title:
Welcoming Sukkot
… Ossowski, with his wife and daughter, escaped Nazi Germany for the United States. They joined their sons, Joseph and Leo, who had settled in the United…
38. Megillat, Book of Esther, scroll handwritten by a sofer for Isaac Ossowski
1992.8.24_a front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.8.24
Date:
use: 1910-1943
emigration: 1938
Title:
Megillat Ester
… Ossowski, with his wife and daughter, escaped Nazi Germany for the United States. They joined their sons, Joseph and Leo, who had settled in the United…
39. Calligraphy of a graveside Kaddish created by a sofer [scribe]
1992.8.35 front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.8.35
Date:
creation: approximately 1930-1933
emigration: 1938
Artwork Title:
Kaddish
… Ossowski, with his wife and daughter, escaped Nazi Germany for the United States. They joined their sons, Joseph and Leo, who had settled in the United…
40. Pair of tefillin with blue velvet bag used by a Jewish refugee
1992.8.18_a-c front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.8.17 a-c
Date:
emigration: 1938
use: 1900-1943
… Ossowski, with his wife and daughter, escaped Nazi Germany for the United States. They joined their sons, Joseph and Leo, who had settled in the United…
41. Green velvet monogrammed tallit pouch buried for safekeeping while owner in hiding
2007.471.3 front
Object | Accession Number: 2007.471.3
Date:
use: before 1932
recovered: after 1944 December
… United States earlier in the 1930s. In December 1939, the Lewy family received permission to immigrate to the US and they left for New York. Germany…
42. Ritual slaughter knife with a wooden case used by a shochet
1992.8.33_a front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.8.33 a-b
Date:
emigration: 1938
use: approximately 1910-1938
… Ossowski, with his wife and daughter, escaped Nazi Germany for the United States. They joined their sons, Joseph and Leo, who had settled in the United…
43. Set of tefillin buried for safekeeping while the owner lived in hiding
2007.471.5 a-b front
Object | Accession Number: 2007.471.5 a-b
Date:
use: before 1932
recovered: after 1944 December
… United States earlier in the 1930s. In December 1939, the Lewy family received permission to immigrate to the US and they left for New York. Germany…
44. Electric Ner tamid [Eternal light] with a table mount issued by Yad Vashem
1992.8.34_a-b front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.8.34 a-b
Date:
emigration: 1939
use: approximately 1961
… brother, Joseph, got a visa for the United States with the help of a cousin, and emigrated in 1936. He sent Sol money for his living expenses. In December…
45. Pair of batim from a set of tefillin rescued after Kristallnacht and recovered postwar
2004.576.1 a-b front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.576.1 a-b
Date:
use: before 1938 November 09
recovered: after 1945 May
…’s immigration to the United States. In April 1940, they traveled on the SS Volendam to New York. Bernhard’s brother, Gustav, had emigrated to the United States in…
46. Black velvet embroidered tefillin bag buried for safekeeping while owner in hiding
2007.471.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2007.471.2
Date:
use: before 1932
recovered: after 1944 December
… United States earlier in the 1930s. In December 1939, the Lewy family received permission to immigrate to the US and they left for New York. Germany…
47. Mezuzah in a copper metal case used by a Jewish refugee family
1992.8.26 front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.8.26
Date:
use: 1910-1938
emigration: 1938
… Ossowski, with his wife and daughter, escaped Nazi Germany for the United States. They joined their sons, Joseph and Leo, who had settled in the United…
48. Tallit with dark blue stripes on each end buried for safekeeping
2007.471.4 front
Object | Accession Number: 2007.471.4
Date:
use: before 1932
recovered: after 1944 December
… United States earlier in the 1930s. In December 1939, the Lewy family received permission to immigrate to the US and they left for New York. Germany…
49. Black velvet tefillin pouch embroidered BG rescued after Kristallnacht and recovered postwar
2004.576.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.576.2
Date:
use: before 1938 November 09
recovered: after 1945 May
…’s immigration to the United States. In April 1940, they traveled on the SS Volendam to New York. Bernhard’s brother, Gustav, had emigrated to the United States in…
50. Leather tallit pouch made by an inmate in a Dutch detention center
2012.485.11 front
Object | Accession Number: 2012.485.11
Date:
creation: after 1939 September
…United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Peter Silversmith…