Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Tallit bag made for Hugo Werber for his bar mitzvah, by Bertha Lieban, his aunt, who perished in Auschwitz during the Holocaust. Hugo's mother, Bertha's sister, had immigrated to the United States in the early 20th century.
- Date
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creation:
1903
- Geography
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creation:
Breslau (Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Raymond Klein
- Contributor
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Artisan:
Bertha W. Lieban
Subject: Hugo Werber
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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Tallith bags (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Maroon velvet; lined with cotton cloth; yellow star of David stitched in thread on one side; insignia (illegible) stitched, verso, in yellow thread.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 11.250 inches (28.575 cm) | Width: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm)
- Materials
- overall : velvet, cotton
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The tallit bag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Raymond Klein.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-10-27 14:42:20
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- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn7236
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