Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Chuppah, part of a collection illustrating the experiences of Anatol and Alexandra Gorko who both survived the Holocaust and married after the war in Łódź, Poland.
- Date
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use:
after 1945 May
- Geography
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use:
Łódź (Poland)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Simone Gorko
Physical Details
- Classification
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Jewish Art and Symbolism
- Category
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Jewish ceremonial textiles
- Physical Description
- Ivory fabric chuppah with floral embroidery in the center and ties at each corner.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 70.000 inches (177.8 cm) | Width: 70.000 inches (177.8 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, thread
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Łódź (Poland)
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The chuppah was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Simone Gorko, the daughter of Anatol and Alexandra Gorko.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-06 10:20:50
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn708258
Also in Anatol and Alexandra Gorko collection
The collection consists of documents, photographs, a newspaper, and artifacts related to Anatol and Alexandra Gorko who both survived the Holocaust and married after the war in Łódź, Poland.
Date: 1912-1948
Anatol and Alexandra Gorko papers
Document
Identification documents, newspaper clipping, and prewar family photographs related to Anatol Gorko and Alexandra Gorko (née Palej), both of whom survived the Holocaust and married after the war in Łódź, Poland. Documents include Łódź ghetto work cards issued to Anatol, Alexandra, and Anatol’s sister Ella Romer, a temporary travel document in lieu of passport issued to Anatol and Alexandra, and a 1945 document stating Alexandra was a prisoner in Bergen-Belsen. Both documents issued to Alexandra list her surname as Gorko, even though she didn’t marry Anatol until 1946. The clipping features a small news item about Alexandra (listed as Olga Gorka) attending a movie premier.
Metal pail owned by a Polish survivor
Object
The pail is related to the experiences of Anatol and Alexandra Gorko who both survived the Holocaust and married after the war in Łódź, Poland.
