Jewish Community in Iasi collection

Identifier: irn193211
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn193211

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Abraham Ghiltman, President of the Jewish Community in Iasi (Comunitatea Evreilor din Iasi).

Scope and Content

The collection consists of two plaques commemorating members of the Jewish Community of Iasi, Romania, who were killed during the Holocaust.

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Painted metal plaque memorializing Romanian Jews killed in the Holocaust
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn560344
- English
- overall: Height: 8.375 inches (21.273 cm) | Width: 15.750 inches (40.005 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Painted plaque dedicated to the memory of Sura Galpert and Ghidale Aron, who were likely murdered in the June 29, 1941 pogrom in Iași, Romania, the regional capital of Moldavia. It was created postwar, and donated to a synagogue in Iași by Estera Aron, the daughter of Sura and wife of Ghidale. In September 1940, Romania fell under the rule of a radical military coalition led by General Antonescu and the Iron Guard, a fascist, anti-Semitic military group that collaborated with the Nazis. In November, Romania joined the Axis Alliance and began passing many anti-Semitic laws similar to Germa...
Plastic plaque memorializing Romanian Jews killed in the Holocaust
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn560345
- English
- overall: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 12.625 inches (32.068 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Engraved plaque dedicated to the memory of Natan Mayer, who was killed during the June 29, 1941, pogrom in Iași, Romania, and his wife Malvina, a Holocaust survivor. It was created following Malvina’s death in 1984, and donated by their child to a synagogue in Iași. In September 1940, Romania fell under the rule of a radical military coalition led by General Antonescu and the Iron Guard, a fascist, anti-Semitic military group that collaborated with the Nazis. In November, Romania joined the Axis Alliance and began passing many anti-Semitic laws similar to Germany’s Nuremberg Laws. Romania...

Jewish Community in Iasi collection

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Painted metal plaque memorializing Romanian Jews killed in the Holocaust

Plastic plaque memorializing Romanian Jews killed in the Holocaust