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Prayer book

Object | Accession Number: 2001.326.6

Prayer book given and dedicated to Augusta Kaplan on the occasion of her first Communion at Malaise-La Hulpe, Belgium.

Date
acquired:  1943 February 11
Geography
use: Belgium
Language
Flemish
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Category
Books and pamphlets
Object Type
Prayer books (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Augusta F. Kaplan

About This Object

Materials
overall : paper, ink
Contributor
Subject: Augusta F. Kaplan

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The prayer book was donated the the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2001 by Augusta F. Kaplan.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2021-05-06 11:46:57
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Document

Collection of artifacts and documents relating to Augusta Feldhorn's (donor) childhood in Vienna, Austria and later as a hidden child (under the false name August de Cooman) in Malaise-La Hulpe, Belgium. Includes ten devotional cards as well as photographs, passports, and letters.

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