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Prayer book

Object | Accession Number: 1991.191.4

Prayerbook for the New Year celebration originally owned by Elsa Stern, and later acquired by the Schaumberg family in Kircheim, Germany. A complete set has 1-9 volume; this set is missing 4,5, and 6. It is not known if there was a relationship between Elsa Stern and the Schaumbergs is not known. The books were then sent to Tom Schaumberg's parents in Amsterdam, Netherlands, around 1936. The books were hidden in attic of the Schaumberg home in 1943. They were recovered by the family after the war ended in May 1945 and brought with them to the United States.

Title
Gebetbuch für das Neujahrsfest [Prayerbook for the New Year Celebration]
Date
publication/distribution:  1914
Geography
publication: Rodelheim (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Language
German
Hebrew
Object Type
Prayer books (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Tom Schaumberg
 
Record last modified: 2023-03-02 09:13:57
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