Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Set of 9 German-Hebrew holiday prayer books (a-i) taken with Ida Stern when she fled Germany for the United States in 1940. Titles include Mahzor for Day 1 of Rosh Hashana; Mahzor for Day 2 of Rosh Hashana; Mahzor for Erev Yom Kippur; Mahzor for Yom Kippur; Mahzor for the holiday of Shavuot; Mahzor for Shmini Atzeret & Simchat Torah; Mahzor for Days 1 & 2 of Pesach; Mahzor for Days 7 & 8 of Pesach; Mahzor for Sukkot. Also includes a separate cardboard book cover or sleeve (j)
- Title
- Festtagliches Gebetbuch
- Date
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publication/distribution:
1905
- Geography
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publication:
Germany
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of John H. and Margaret H. Stern
Physical Details
- Classification
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Books and Published Materials
- Category
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Books and pamphlets
- Object Type
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Books (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- 9 v. ; covers embossed in gold and personalized with the name Ida Stern
Vol. 1. Pessachfest (Pesaḥ 1st and 2nd days)
Vol. 2. Pessachfest (Pesaḥ 3rd and 4th days)
Vol. 3. Wochenfest (Shavuʻot)
Vol. 4. Neujahrsfest (Rosh ha-Shanah 1st day)
Vol. 5. Neujahrsfest (Rosh ha-Shanah 2nd day)
Vol. 6. Versöhnungsabend ('Arvit Yom Kipur/Kol Nidre) in slipcase
Vol. 7. Versöhnungstag (Yom Kipur)
Vol. 8. Laubhüttenfest (Hag ha-Sukot)
Vol. 9. Schluss- und Freudenfest (Shemini 'Atseret ve-Simhat Torah)
Covers embossed in gold and personalized with the name Ida Stern - Materials
- overall : paper, ink
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The prayer books were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by John H. and Margaret H. Stern, the son of Ida Stern.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:05:26
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn180578
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