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Large black and white striped wool tallit buried for safekeeping

Object | Accession Number: 2010.487.1

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    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    Black and white striped tallit gadol that belonged to Louise Lawrence-Israels's grandfather, buried for safekeeping before the family left Haarlem, Netherlands, and went into hiding in Amsterdam in January 1943. The tallit, a prayer shawl worn during morning services, was recovered after the war. Germany occupied the Netherlands on May 10, 1940. In January 1943, the family went into hiding. In late 1943, it became too dangerous to house the family together. With assistance from the Dutch underground, part of the family moved to a different hiding place. Amsterdam was liberated by the Canadian Army on May 5, 1945. Some family members returned to Haarlem, others had gone to Sweden and did not learn that they were all alive until 1948. Most of their other family members were killed during the Holocaust.
    Date
    recovered:  approximately 1945 May
    Geography
    recovery: buried for safekeeping; Haarlem (Netherlands)
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Louise Lawrence-Israels

    Physical Details

    Classification
    Jewish Art and Symbolism
    Physical Description
    Large, rectangular, white woolen shawl with matching sets of vertical black and white woven stripes of varying width repeated on each short end; the ends are finished with short white knotted fringe. There is a rectangular white silk atarah [neckband] sewn on the interior top center. Tzitzit, white twined and knotted tassels, are inserted near each corner which has been reinforced on the reverse with a square patch of cloth.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 62.750 inches (159.385 cm) | Width: 84.000 inches (213.36 cm)
    Materials
    overall : wool, silk, thread

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
    No restrictions on use

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    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The tallit was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010 by Louise Lawrence-Israels.
    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 14:52:57
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