Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Shofar brought by Julius Ackermann when he emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1938. It had been used by his family for years.
- Date
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emigration:
1938
- Geography
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received:
Hermeskeil (Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gusti Ackermann
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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Shofar (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Shofar's horn made from a ram's horn.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 13.875 inches (35.243 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm)
- Materials
- overall : horn
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 shofar was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Gusti Ackermann, the wife of Julius Ackermann.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:22:17
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn7566
Also in Gusti and Julius Ackermann collection
The collection consists of a shofar and cover and a torah binder relating to the experiences of Julius Ackermann and his family and Gusti Mayer and her younger brother August and their emigration to the United States from Hermeskeil, Germany, in 1937.
Date: 1937-1938
Monogrammed bag for storing a prayer shawl saved by a German Jewish refugee
Object
Brown tallit bag monogrammed JA brought by Julius Ackermann when he emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1938. It originally belonged to his grandfather or his great-grandfather.
Torah binder with his name and birthdate saved by a young German Jewish refugee
Object
Wimpel or Torah wrapping brought with thirteen year old August Erich Mayer when he emigrated to the United States with his older sister, Gusti, in June 1937. It was created to celebrate his birth on July 27, 1924, and is inscribed in paint with his name and birthdate. His parents gave him the wrapping before he left Hermeskeil, Germany.
Burgundy velvet shofar cover with a floral border and tassels saved by a German Jewish refugee
Object
Burgundy velvet shofar cover brought with Gusti Mayer when she and her thirteen year old brother, August, emigrated in June 1937 from Hermeskeil, Germany, to the United States in June 1937.
