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Announcement for a prayer and public fast in honor of victims of the Holocaust

Object | Accession Number: 2010.230.1

Small poster announcing a prayer assembly in memory of victims of the Holocaust at the Churvat Yehuda Ha-Chasid synagogue in Jerusalem on December 21, 1943. It includes a commemorative prayer for a fast day to be held on Wednesday, the 24th of Kislev [December 21, 1943], the day of Hanukkah. Among the attendees was the Imrei Emet of Gur, Avraham Mordechai Alter. The prayer is based upon an adaptation of a traditional prayer chanted for the dead at funerals, El Male Rahamim, adapted to honor "the souls of many hundreds of thousands of Israel, men, women, boys and girls who were murdered and slaughtered..." in German controlled and occupied countries in Europe.

Artwork Title
Memorial Prayer for the Great Day of Fasting
Date
commemoration:  1943 December 21
Geography
issue: Jerusalem (Palestine) (historic); Jerusalem
Language
Hebrew
Classification
Posters
Category
Fliers
Object Type
Handbills (tgm)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

About This Object

Physical Description
Rectangular, light brown paper handbill with text printed in black ink. It has 15 lines of Hebrew text enclosed within a narrow black border. The title is at the top in large font; the date is in the center, followed by 2 sections of text in small font. There is partial text below the border near the lower right missing corner and 3 small holes on the right below the title.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 12.250 inches (31.115 cm) | Width: 9.875 inches (25.083 cm)
Materials
overall : paper, ink
Markings
front, title, top, black ink : Hebrew text [A Memorial Prayer for the Great Day of Fasting]
front, top, center, black ink : Hebrew text [Wednesday 24 of Kislev 1943 , December 3, 1943]]
front, top, black ink : Hebrew text [God full of mercy judge of widows and Father of orphans be not silent and restrained at the sight of the blood of Israel which is being spilled like water. Grant perfect peace in Your sheltering Presence among the holy and the pure who shine with the splendor of the firmament to the souls of many hundreds of thousands of Israel, men, women, boys and girls who were murdered and slaughtered and burned and drowned and strangled and were buried alive in the following states: Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, the conquered Russia, Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Greece, Holland, Belgium, Norway, France and the rest of the conquered countries.]
front, bottom, black ink : Hebrew text [They were all holy and pure and among them there were great men of learning and righteous people, Cedars of Lebanon, great scholars of the Torah / May they rest in Eden. Therefore, Master of Mercy, may their souls be bound in the bond of life. The Lord is their portion and may He remember them and may their innocence stand for all of us and for all of Israel. Land do not cover their blood and may there not be a place for their outcry. Thanks to them the spread out people of Israel will return to the land of the living and the holy ones for eternal remembrance in front of the Holy One their righteousness will allow them to come in peace and rest upon their place of rest and let us say Amen.]

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The handbill announcement was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010.
Funding Note
The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2020-09-15 08:45:22
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