Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Prayer book used by the Salomons family before war. It was kept during war by a Christian woman who worked for the family before the war and returned it to Herta Salomons in July 1945 in Recklinghausen, Germany.
- Title
- Gebetbuch fuer die Festtage. Band II: Pesachfest (7. und 8. Tag). Gebetbuch fuer das Pesachfest
- Date
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publication/distribution:
- Geography
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recovery:
Recklinghausen (Münster, Germany)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Irma Gerber
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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Prayer books (lcsh)
- Dimensions
- Height: 7.240 inches (18.39 cm) | Width: 4.880 inches (12.395 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink, cloth, adhesive
- Inscription
- first page, recto and verso, in ink, "saved for Herta Solomons" (in English)
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The prayer book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Irma Gerber, the daughter of Herta Salomons.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 21:57:11
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Prayer book used by the Salomons family before war. It was kept during war by a Christian woman who worked for the family before the war and returned it to Herta Salomons in July 1945 in Recklinghausen, Germany.
Prayer book
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Prayer book used by the Salomons family before war. It was kept during war by a Christian woman who worked for the family before the war and returned it to Herta Salomons in July 1945 in Recklinghausen, Germany.
Prayer book
Object
Prayer book used by the Salomons family before war. It was kept during war by a Christian woman who worked for the family before the war and returned it to Herta Salomons in July 1945 in Recklinghausen, Germany.
Prayer book
Object
Prayer book used by the Salomons family before war. It was kept during war by a Christian woman who worked for the family before the war and returned it to Herta Salomons in July 1945 in Recklinghausen, Germany.
Prayer book
Object
Prayer book used by the Salomons family before war. It was kept during war by a Christian woman who worked for the family before the war and returned it to Herta Salomons in July 1945 in Recklinghausen, Germany.
Prayer book
Object
Prayer book used by the Salomons family before war. It was kept during war by a Christian woman who worked for the family before the war and returned it to Herta Salomons in July 1945 in Recklinghausen, Germany.
Prayer book
Object
Prayer book used by the Salomons family before war. It was kept during war by a Christian woman who worked for the family before the war and returned it to Herta Salomons in July 1945 in Recklinghausen, Germany.
Prayer book
Object
Prayer book used by the Salomons family before war. It was kept during war by a Christian woman who worked for the family before the war and returned it to Herta Salomons in July 1945 in Recklinghausen, Germany.
Prayer book
Object
Prayer book used by the Salomons family before war. It was kept during war by a Christian woman who worked for the family before the war and returned it to Herta Salomons in July 1945 in Recklinghausen, Germany.
Prayer book
Object
Prayer book used by the Salomons family before war. It was kept during war by a Christian woman who worked for the family before the war and returned it to Herta Salomons in July 1945 in Recklinghausen, Germany.
Prayer book
Object
Prayer book used by the Salomons family before war. It was kept during war by a Christian woman who worked for the family before the war and returned it to Herta Salomons in July 1945 in Recklinghausen, Germany.