Overview
- Brief Narrative
- 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.
- Date
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commemoration:
1924 July 27
creation: 1924
emigration: 1937 June
- 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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Torah binders (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Long, narrow, white cloth with pencilled ruled lines that contain Hebrew text drawn with multi-color markers; beneath is smaller text in German. It is hemmed with white thread.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 152.875 inches (388.303 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cotton, marker, graphite
- Inscription
- front, multi-colored marker : Hebrew text / August Erich Mayer, geb. den 27 Juli 1924
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 Torah binder was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Gusti Ackermann, the sister of August Erich Mayer.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:22:17
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