Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Rabbincal tractate hidden in Polish town of Jelesnia near Krakow in 1939 by non-Jewish neighbors. It belonged to Rabbi Mordechai Reicher and was entrusted to a neighbor by his wife Chaja.Iin 2004, Esther retreived the book (by chance).
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Esther Reicher Begam
Physical Details
- 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)
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 10.125 inches (25.718 cm) | Width: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- THe book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Esther Reicher Begam, the daughter of Rabbi Mordechai and Chaja Reicher.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:16:13
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn560492
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Two rabbincal tractates hidden in Polish town of Jelesnia near Krakow in 1939 by non-Jewish neighbors. Prayerbooks belonged to Rabbi Mordechai Reicher and were entrusted to a neighbor by his wife Chaja. Iin 2004, Esther retreived the books (by chance). Both of her parents perished during the Holocaust.
Prayer book
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Rabbincal tractate hidden in Polish town of Jelesnia near Krakow in 1939 by non-Jewish neighbors. It belonged to Rabbi Mordechai Reicher and was entrusted to a neighbor by his wife Chaja.Iin 2004, Esther retreived the book (by chance).
