Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Torn and desecrated section of a Torah scroll used as a philatelic cover.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Vicki Schulkin
Physical Details
- Classification
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Jewish Art and Symbolism
- Category
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Jewish ceremonial objects
- Object Type
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Torah scrolls (lcsh)
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The Torah fragment was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Vicki Schulkin.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-10-03 11:28:02
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William Schulkin papers
Document
The William Schulkin papers contain primarily correspondence between William Schulkin, a dental technician in New York and his siblings in Europe, through the 1930s and World War II. The letters cover a variety of topics but many concern William’s attempts to assist his family in immigrating to the United States. Other documents included in the papers are affidavits for his family members, photographs, and various notes and receipts.