Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Set of books hidden from the Nazi during World War II.
- Title
- Die Fünf Bücher der Thora Vol. 5 [The Five books of the Torah]
- Series Title
- Vol. 5 of vols. 1-5
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Tom Schaumberg
- Markings
- front cover, embossed, "Pentateuch"
Physical Details
- Classification
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Books and Published Materials
- Category
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Books and pamphlets
- Object Type
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Prayer books (lcsh)
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 6.380 inches (16.205 cm) | Width: 4.610 inches (11.709 cm) | Depth: 0.510 inches (1.295 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink, cloth, adhesive, gold leaf
- Inscription
- inside leaf, handwritten, "Zum Andenken deiner Verheiratung am 26 Novemb. 1936, gewidmet von deiner Eltern," [In remembrance of your marriage on November 26, 1936, dedicated by your parents]
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Tom Schaumberg.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-03-02 09:13:34
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