Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Prayer book, Prayers for the Feast Weeks, owned by Sara Thalheim Rosenthal and brought to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) by her son, Bernhard Rosenthal, when his family immigrated there in the late 1930s. The book was edited by W. Heidenheim, and published by M. Lehrberger in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1891. The book is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Inge Glass (nee Rosenthal), her parents Bernhard and Hedwig Rosenthal (nee Bauer) and her brother Walter Rosenthal in Germany, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and South Africa before, during, and after the Holocaust. The collection also includes documents, a cookbook, and Hebrew and German prayer books: a siddur, and three haggadot.
- Title
- Gebete fur das Wochenfest
- Alternate Title
- Prayers for the Feast of Weeks
- Date
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publication:
1891
- Geography
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publication:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Ronald Glass and Marion Hirschmann
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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Judaism--Prayer books (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- A German and Hebrew-language prayer book, a new and improved, one volume edition. The original owner's name is handwritten on the inside of the front cover.
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink
- Inscription
- front cover, inside, handwritten : Sara Rosenthal, Thalheim
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Emigration and immigration. Jewish refugees.
- Geographic Name
- Zimbabwe South Africa Limburg (Germany : Landkreis)
- Corporate Name
- Wizo
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Ronald Glass and Marion Glass Hirschmann, the children of Inge Glass.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-28 09:13:26
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Also in Rosenthal and Glass family collection
The collection consists of documents, a cookbook, and prayer books documenting the experiences of Inge Glass (nee Rosenthal), her parents Bernhard and Hedwig Rosenthal (nee Bauer) and her brother Walter Rosenthal in Germany, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and South Africa before, during, and after the Holocaust.
Date: 1890-1954
Rosenthal family papers
Document
The collection documents the Rosenthal family, who lived in Limburg, Germany until their immigration to Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) in 1938, and primarily regard Bernhard Rosenthal and his children Inge Rosenthal (Iater Inge Glass) and Walter Rosenthal. Papers of Bernhard include a document attesting that he is a member of the Jewish religious community of Hadamar, and a parole card and permanent residence permit, both issued in Southern Rhodesia. Documents of Inge consist of birth and vaccination certificates. There is also a school transfer document issued to Walter while still in Germany, and a tea party invitation sponsored by the Salisbury Women’s Zionist League.
Cookbook, Kochbuch für die Tropen, used by Hedwig Bauer Rosenthal
Object
Cookbook for the Tropics bought by Hedwig Rosenthal in preparation for her family’s immigration to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in the late 1930s. The book was written by Antonie Brandeis and published in Berlin, Germany, by Dietrich Reimer, in 1930. The book is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Inge Glass (nee Rosenthal), her parents Bernhard and Hedwig Rosenthal (nee Bauer) and her brother Walter Rosenthal in Germany, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and South Africa before, during, and after the Holocaust. The collection also includes documents and Hebrew and German prayer books: a machzor, a siddur, and three haggadot.
Prayer book, Siddur Schaare Tefillah, owned by Walter Rosenthal
Object
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Prayer book, Haggadah shel pesach, owned by Inge Rosenthal Glass
Object
Prayer book, Haggadah shel pesach, owned by Inge Rosenthal (later Glass) and brought to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) when her family immigrated there in the late 1930s. The book was published by J. Kauffmann in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1890. The book is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Inge Glass (nee Rosenthal), her parents Bernhard and Hedwig Rosenthal (nee Bauer) and her brother Walter Rosenthal in Germany, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and South Africa before, during, and after the Holocaust. The collection also includes documents, a cookbook, and Hebrew and German prayer books: a machzor, siddur, and two haggadot.
Prayer book, Haggadah Seder ha-Hagadah le-lel shimurim, owned by Bernhard Rosenthal
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Prayer book, Haggadah, Seder ha-Hagadah le-lel shimurim, owned by Bernhard Rosenthal and brought to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) when his family immigrated there in the late 1930s. The book was published by M. Lehrberger in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1900. The book is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Inge Glass (nee Rosenthal), her parents Bernhard and Hedwig Rosenthal (nee Bauer) and her brother Walter Rosenthal in Germany, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and South Africa before, during, and after the Holocaust. The collection also includes documents, a cookbook, and Hebrew and German prayer books: a machzor, siddur, and two haggadot.
Prayer book, Haggadah, owned by Bernhard Rosenthal
Object
Prayer book, Haggadah, owned by Bernhard Rosenthal and brought to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) when his family immigrated there in the late 1930s. The book is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Inge Glass (nee Rosenthal), her parents Bernhard and Hedwig Rosenthal (nee Bauer) and her brother Walter Rosenthal in Germany, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and South Africa before, during, and after the Holocaust. The collection also includes documents, a cookbook, and Hebrew and German prayer books: a machzor, siddur, and two haggadot.
