Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Prayer book owned by Leopold (Lajos) Blum (donor's cousin). He found it at his neighbor's home after he returned to his home town of Sanicoara, Romania after liberation. When he returned, he found his business had been looted and learned that his wife and children had been murdered in Auschwitz. He found this prayer book and a few others at his neighbor's home. Decades later, when Leopold decided to emigrate to Israel, he was told that he could not take these with him, so Leopold left them with his cousin Zoltán (donor) in Gherla, Romania. Zoltán was interrned with Lajos in Mauthausen, and says that Lajos with saved his life.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Zoltán Blum
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)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The prayer book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Zoltán Blum.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-09-15 10:20:44
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn564081
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