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Torah scroll fragment found in the Siedlce ghetto

Object | Accession Number: 1991.118.1

Date: 1942 (found)
Geography: found : Siedlce (Poland)
Language: Hebrew
Classification: Jewish Art and Symbolism
Category: Jewish ceremonial objects
Object Type: Torah scrolls (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Edward Dziadosz

Physical Description: Warped torah scroll fragment with three column text.
Dimensions: overall : 16.000 x 15.500 in. (40.64 x 39.37 cm.)
Materials: overall : parchment, ink
Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Religious aspects--Poland--Siedlce.
Torah scrolls--Desecration--Poland--Siedlce--History--20th century.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The torah scroll was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Edward Dziadosz.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2018-01-11 14:27:20
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn4357

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