Overview
- Brief Narrative
- The prayer book was given to Julius Rabl by his uncle before World War II.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Trude Rabl
Physical Details
- Language
- Hebrew
- 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)
- Genre/Form
- Prayer-books.
- Physical Description
- Rectangular form with blue textile-covered cardboard cover; stylized floral pattern and Hebrew text stamped in goldleaf on spine; wooden plate adhered to front and back cover; engraved image of building with Hebrew text in ink on front cover plate; interior pages of printed Hebrew text.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink, wood, cloth, gold leaf, adhesive
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Judaism--Prayer-books and devotions.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The prayer book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Trude Rabl, the wife of Julius Rabl.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:11:46
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521367
Also in Julius Rabl collection
The collection consists of a miniature Torah scroll, a prayer book, and an album of sketches by Alfred Kantor relating to the experiences of Julius Rabl, the donor's husband, before and during the Holocaust
Album
Object
The album was created by Alfred Kantor in the Schwarzheide labor camp. He gave it to Julius Rabl [donor's husband] who hid it under the floorboards in the barracks of the camp. Julius Rabl carried the album with him on a death march.
Torah scroll and case
Object
