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Prayer book

Object | Accession Number: 1991.169.8

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    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    Originally owned by Bertha David (donor's mother), Dügenheim, Germany. Given to Anna Lellig (donor's former neighbor) by Bertha David (donor's mother), 1942, Düngenheim, Germany. Hidden by Anna Lellig, 1942-1945, Düngenheim, Germany. Given to Selma Abensohn by Anna Lellig after the war, Germany. Donated to the USHMM in 1991 by Selma Abensohn.
    Title
    Prayer book for General Use
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Selma Abensohn

    Physical Details

    Language
    German Hebrew
    Physical Description
    Bound in leather; gold-colored fill in tooled band spanning upper left corner; front cover detacted
    Dimensions
    Height: 7.010 inches (17.805 cm) | Width: 5.120 inches (13.005 cm) | Depth: 1.380 inches (3.505 cm)
    Materials
    overall : paper, ink, leather, adhesive
    Inscription
    front cover, "Berta David geb Roos in Dungenheim 31 August 1913. Mein Vater Gustav Roos ist gestorben 6 Fagin Tjov 5695. Am 9 Mai 1935. [illegible] am 9 Tjov.

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    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Selma Abensohn.
    Record last modified:
    2022-07-28 17:50:30
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