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Candelabrum fragments from a synagogue destroyed during Kristallnacht

Object | Accession Number: 2000.507.1 a-b

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    Candelabrum fragments from a synagogue destroyed during Kristallnacht
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    Brief Narrative
    Two pieces of a candelabrum from a synagogue in Mödling, Austria, destroyed by Nazi supporters during Kristallnacht, November 9-10, 1938. A large broken piece of the candelabrum was found in the backyard of Mrs. Martha Roth, who had salvaged it from the ruins of the burned synagogue. These sections of the candelabrum were given to Henry Freund, a former congregant of the Mödling synagogue, by his wife, Betty, originally from Vienna, who broke off a small piece of the candelabra and brought it to him in San Francisco when she fled Austria in 1939.
    Date
    found:  after 1938 November 09
    Geography
    found: Moedling (Austria)
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Henry Freund, dedicated to the memory of his mother Gabriele, a victim of the Nazi-Criminals deported to Riga and the other martyrs from the gruesome City of Modling
    Contributor
    Subject: Henry Freund
    Subject: Betty Freund

    Physical Details

    Classification
    Jewish Art and Symbolism
    Object Type
    Candelabra (lcsh)
    Physical Description
    Two copper-alloy fragments from a candelabrum: one a cup-shaped candle-holder and the other as a heart with wings. The pieces fit together.
    Materials
    overall : metal

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
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    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The candelabrum fragments were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by Betty and Henry Freund.
    Funding Note
    The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
    Record last modified:
    2022-07-28 18:29:28
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