Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Miniature Jewish prayer book for members of the British Army with an inscription on the first page.
- Title
- Prayer Book for Jewish Members of H.M. Forces
- Alternate Title
- Siddur. 1940. Selections. English & Hebrew.
- Date
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publication:
1940
- Geography
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publication:
London (England)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ilse Kohn
- Contributor
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Publisher:
H. M. Stationery office, with the authority of the Chief Rabbi, 5700, 1940.
Author: Shachter, Jacob, 1887-1971.
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
- Book ; 76, 74 pages ; 16 cm (6.125 x 4.125 x .500)
Notes: Hebrew and English on opposite pages ; pages numbered in duplicate.
Imprint date also given using the Jewish calendar: 23rd Shevat, 5700.
"This new edition was seen through the Press by the Senior Jewish Chaplain, Dayan M. Gollop"--verso of title page.
Binding: Beige cloth boards, with the title stamped in blind on cover. - Materials
- overall : paper, ink
- Inscription
- first page : inscription
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 prayer book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Ilse Kohn.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:44:35
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn8525
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