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Bell fragment

Object | Accession Number: 1991.104.3
1991.104.3 front Bell fragment Click to enlarge 1991.104.3 side Bell fragment Click to enlarge

Piece of church bell used to hide circumcision by Dr. Julian Aleksandrowicz, while he was in hiding.

Classification
Personal Equipment and Supplies
Category
Musical instruments
Object Type
Church bells (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Maryla Aleksandrowicz
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About This Object

Physical Description
A piece of metal (taken from a church bell).
Dimensions
overall : 2.750 x 1.880 x 1.250 in. (6.985 x 4.775 x 3.175 cm.)
Materials
overall : metal, cloth, adhesive

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The bell fragment was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Maryla Alexandrowicz.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-10-24 14:08:49
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn4295

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Collection of notes sent to Maryla Aleksandrowicz from her parents in the Plaszów concentration camp, sent while Maryla was in hiding. Inlcudes a photograph of Dr. Julian Alexandrowicz in his partisan uniform.

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