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1. Metallic pink and yellow tallit atarah brought with a Polish Jewish emigre
2009.117.25 front
Object | Accession Number: 2009.117.25
Date:
emigration: 1939
creation: 1939
…Jews--Poland--History--20th century.…
2. Metallic yellow and silver tallit atarah brought with a Polish Jewish emigre
2009.117.26 front
Object | Accession Number: 2009.117.26
Date:
emigration: 1939
creation: 1939
…Jews--Poland--History--20th century.…
3. Embroidered black velvet tefillin pouch owned by a Jewish immigrant
Object | Accession Number: 2012.72.9
Date:
emigration: 1908
creation: 1897
…Jews--United States--Biography.…
4. Ritual circumcision set with 2 knives, a case, 2 shields, a suction tube, and scissors used by a mohel
1992.8.38_a closed
Object | Accession Number: 1992.8.38 a-g
Date:
emigration: 1938
use: approximately 1910-1938
… was appointed Chancellor in 1933, the persecution of Jews became official government policy. Rabbi Ossowski and members of his family were…
5. Ritual slaughter instrument set: 3 knives, 3 cases, 2 whetstones, a bag, a band, and 4 cloths used by a shochet
1992.8.39_a front
Object | Accession Number: 1992.8.39 a-n
Date:
emigration: 1938
use: approximately 1910-1938
… was appointed Chancellor in 1933, the persecution of Jews became official government policy. Rabbi Ossowski and members of his family were…
6. Painted mezuzah used by a prewar German Jewish emigre to the US
Object | Accession Number: 2012.455.3
Date:
emigration: 1934 July
… enacted anti-Jewish laws and the persecution of Jews grew increasingly harsh. In 1939, Leo arranged for his mother, Frederica, to come to the US. In May…
7. 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
… that employed Leo after his arrival in the US. The Nazi dictatorship enacted anti-Jewish laws and the persecution of Jews grew increasingly harsh. In…
8. Tefillin set with an extra strap used by a Jewish immigrant
2012.72.11 a front
Object | Accession Number: 2012.72.11 a-c
Date:
emigration: 1908
…Jews--United States--Biography.…
9. White kittel used by Rabbi Ferenc Hevesi on High Holidays
1990.245.14 front
Object | Accession Number: 1990.245.14 a-b
Date:
use: 1922-1952
… later, the occupation authorities decreed that all Jews six years and older were required to wear a yellow Star of David. Eva could no longer attend…
10. Silver, engraved kiddush cup used by German Jewish refugees in Shanghai
2002.250.2 front
Object | Accession Number: 2002.250.2
…Jews, German--China--Shanghai.…
11. Embroidered brown velvet tallit pouch used by a Jewish immigrant
Object | Accession Number: 2012.72.10
Date:
emigration: 1908
…Jews--United States--Biography.…
12. 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
… was appointed Chancellor in 1933, the persecution of Jews became official government policy. Rabbi Ossowski and members of his family were…
13. Brass Hanukiah carried by a German Jewish family who immigrated to Ecuador
2016.461.2_a-b front
Object | Accession Number: 2016.461.2 a-b
Date:
acquired: 1937
… in Germany. By this time, anti-Semitic legislation required Jews to relinquish all their precious metals and stones to the state. Ruth defied this…
14. 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
…. Sophie’s mother Keetje died on December 1, 1937. On May 10, 1940, Germany invaded the Netherlands. In 1941, Jews were required to register with the…
15. Set of tefillin kept by a Polish Jewish man through the war
Object | Accession Number: 2014.197.2 a-b
Date:
use: 1941-1945
… town in August. In summer 1942, the Jews in Rozniatow were ordered to move to a larger city in the area. Salomon chose Bolechow (Bolekhiv, Ukraine…
16. 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
… was appointed Chancellor in 1933, the persecution of Jews became official government policy. Rabbi Ossowski and members of his family were…
17. Needlepoint matzoh cover with a Hebrew inscription, flowers and leaves
1990.41.2_a front
Object | Accession Number: 1990.41.2 a-b
…Jews--Germany--History--20th century.…
18. Black yarmulke worn by a Hungarian rabbi
1990.245.8 front
Object | Accession Number: 1990.245.8
Date:
use: before 1943
received: approximately 1939
… the war effort. When Simon’s granddaughter, Eva, graduated high school in 1942, most Jews were prohibited from attending university. While a connection…
19. Silver kiddush cup with scenes of Lublin entrusted to a Gentile neighbor
2003.41.1 front
Object | Accession Number: 2003.41.1
Date:
creation: approximately 1873
received: 1941
… September 18. Almost immediately, Jews were required to register for forced labor service. A ghetto was set up to contain the Jews in early 1940. In October…
20. 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
… Chancellor of Germany and throughout the 1930s the persecution of Jews became increasingly punitive and violent. In March 1939, Beatrice’s family, including…