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1. 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
…Leo Nast was born on October 3, 1885, in Schulitz, Germany. He had a sister, Frederica, and the family was Jewish. He attended Heidelberg University…
2. Black yarmulke used by a German Jewish refugee
2004.524.6 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.6
Date:
use: after 1938
…Jewish families--Germany--Berlin.…
3. Black yarmulke used by a German Jewish refugee
2004.524.5 front
Object | Accession Number: 2004.524.5
Date:
use: after 1938
…Jewish families--Germany--Berlin.…
4. Black yarmulke worn by a Hungarian rabbi
1990.245.8 front
Object | Accession Number: 1990.245.8
Date:
use: before 1943
received: approximately 1939
… of the Jewish community in Budapest. At their invitation, the family moved to Budapest in 1905 and changed their last name to Hevesi. Simon became a…
5. 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
…Jewish families--Germany--Berlin.…
6. Blue striped tallit with embroidered Hebrew text used by a Czech Jewish refugee
Object | Accession Number: 2009.147.4
Date:
emigration: 1939 October
… orthodox Jewish family of poor tenant farmers in Bohemia. He studied law in Vienna and worked as a bank director. Her mother came from an assimilated Jewish…
7. 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
… 1924, the family moved to Berlin. After Hitler was appointed Chancellor in 1933, anti-Jewish legislation and restrictions became increasingly harsh. In…
8. 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
…Brass Hanukkah menorah with fish shaped feet used by a Jewish refugee family…
9. Burgundy velvet tefillin pouch saved with a hidden Dutch Jewish infant
2002.140.11 front
Object | Accession Number: 2002.140.11
Date:
use: before 1942
…Jewish families--Netherlands--Amsterdam--Biography.…
10. 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
… [scribe], and cantor. The family attended the Alte Schul synagogue where Sol sang in the choir. He attended the Jewish Community School for Boys until he…
11. 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
… [scribe], and cantor. The family attended the Alte Schul synagogue where Sol sang in the choir. He attended the Jewish Community School for Boys until he…
12. Challah cover with an embroidered blue flower recovered by Kato Ritter from her neighbors
2010.442.5 front
Object | Accession Number: 2010.442.5
Date:
recovered: 1945 July
… German-allied Hungarian government began enacting anti-Jewish legislation, and Kato’s family was required to pay rent for their farm land to the state. In…
13. Circumcision knife with a glass and metal handle with a black wooden case used by a mohel
1992.8.30_a front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.8.30 a-b
Date:
emigration: 1938
use: approximately 1910-1938
… [scribe], and cantor. The family attended the Alte Schul synagogue where Sol sang in the choir. He attended the Jewish Community School for Boys until he…
14. Circumcision knife with inscription and agate handle with wooden case used by a mohel
1992.8.27_a front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.8.27 a-b
Date:
emigration: 1938
use: approximately 1910-1938
… [scribe], and cantor. The family attended the Alte Schul synagogue where Sol sang in the choir. He attended the Jewish Community School for Boys until he…
15. Crocheted tallit katan saved with a hidden Dutch Jewish infant
2002.140.14 front
Object | Accession Number: 2002.140.14
Date:
use: before 1942
…Jewish families--Netherlands--Amsterdam--Biography.…
16. Dark red velvet square tefillin pouch saved with a hidden Dutch Jewish infant
2002.140.12 front
Object | Accession Number: 2002.140.12
Date:
use: before 1942
…Jewish families--Netherlands--Amsterdam--Biography.…
17. Electric Ner tamid [Eternal light] with a table mount issued by Yad Vashem
1992.8.34_a front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.8.34 a-b
Date:
emigration: 1939
use: approximately 1961
… [scribe], and cantor. The family attended the Alte Schul synagogue where Sol sang in the choir. He attended the Jewish Community School for Boys until he…
18. Embroidered pink silk challah cover buried for safekeeping while the owner was in hiding
2010.487.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2010.487.2
Date:
recovered: approximately 1945 May
…Jewish families--Netherlands.…
19. Embroidered purple tallit bag used by two Hungarian rabbis
1990.245.6_a front
Object | Accession Number: 1990.245.6 a
Date:
received: 1923 December 06
use: 1923 December 06-1952 March 29
… of the Jewish community in Budapest. At their invitation, the family moved to Budapest in 1905 and changed their last name to Hevesi. Simon became a…
20. Floral silk brocade tallit pouch saved with a hidden Dutch Jewish infant
2002.140.6 front
Object | Accession Number: 2002.140.6
Date:
use: before 1942
…Jewish families--Netherlands--Amsterdam--Biography.…