Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Traditional copper thermos used for Shabbat by Jewish families used by a Jewish family before WWII and most likely during internment in the Brest Ghetto.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of the Brest City Jewish Public Association "Brisk"
Physical Details
- Classification
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Household Utensils
- Category
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Drinking vessels
- Object Type
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Pitchers (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Round copper thermos or jug with handle
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Diameter: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm)
- Materials
- overall : copper
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The thermos was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Regina Simonenko, Chairwoman of the Brest City Public Association "Brisk".
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-23 15:47:22
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn708046
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Also in Thermos and pot found in the territory of the former Brest Ghetto
Traditional copper thermos used for Shabbat by Jewish families, and copper pot used by a Jewish family before WWII and most likely during internment in the Brest Ghetto.
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Object
Copper pot used by a Jewish family before WWII and most likely during internment in the Brest Ghetto.
