Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Kiddush cup saved by the Caspary family when they fled from Bublitz, Germany (Bobolice, Poland) during the Holocaust and used by the family in the Hongkew ghetto, Shanghai, China.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sol Zalcgendler
Physical Details
- Classification
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Jewish Art and Symbolism
- Category
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Jewish ceremonial objects
- Object Type
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Kiddush cups (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Silver stemmed goblet with engraved designs and raised floral motifs.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Materials
- overall : silver
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The Kiddush cup was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Sol Zalcgendler.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-01-04 13:02:12
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn511682
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The collection consists of archival materials and three-dimensional objects related to Abram Zalcgendler's donor's father and Ruth Caspary's [donor's mother] emigration to Shanghai, China, from Europe during the Holocaust
Silver, engraved kiddush cup used by German Jewish refugees in Shanghai
Object
Kiddush cup saved by the Caspary family when they fled from Bublitz, Germany Bobolice, Poland) during the Holocaust and used by the family in the Hongkew ghetto, Shanghai, China.
Silver, engraved kiddush cup used by German Jewish refugees in Shanghai
Object
Kiddush cup saved by the Caspary family when they fled from Bublitz, Germany, (Bobolice, Poland) during the Holocaust and used by the family in the Hongkew ghetto, Shanghai, China
Zalcgendler-Caspary family papers
Document
Consists of documents, including passports, a ketubah, and photographs related to Abram Zalcgendler's (donor's father) and Ruth Caspary's (donor's mother) emigration from Europe.toShanghai, China. Also includes lettesr to“Awram Zalcgendler” from Mesifta Talmudic Seminary, and from the Rabbinical Seminary in Slonim.
