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Haftorah scroll with cover

Object | Accession Number: 2015.335.2 a-b
2015.335.2 a closed Haftorah scroll with cover Click to enlarge 2015.335.2 a open Haftorah scroll with cover Click to enlarge 2015.335.2 b back Haftorah scroll with cover Click to enlarge 2015.335.2 b front Haftorah scroll with cover Click to enlarge

Haftorah scroll recovered by Ernst Mayer after the war in Germany. Ernst fled Nazi Germany in 1939 for the United States, with the assistance of his cousin Walter Mayer.

Language
Hebrew
Classification
Jewish Art and Symbolism
Category
Jewish ceremonial objects
Object Type
Torah scrolls (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Stanley Mayer
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About This Object

Physical Description
Paper scroll with Hebrew lettering in black ink rolled on 2 wooden shafts.
Dimensions
overall : 16.500 in. (41.91 cm.)
Materials
overall : paper, wood, ink

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The Haftorah scroll was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Stan Mayer, the son of Ernst Mayer.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-01-16 10:08:57
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