Metallic silver pinwheel tallit decoration brought with a Polish Jewish emigre
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm) | Width: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm)
Creator(s)
- Hanna Lieberman Levi (Subject)
- Ella Lieberman (Subject)
Biographical History
Ella Brecher was born in 1905 in Olomuac, Czech Republic, Austro-Hungary. Ella married Benedykt Lieberman (1896-1950), an economist. The couple first lived in Olomuac and then settled in his hometown, Stanislawow, Poland (now Sasiv, Ukraine). Benedykt's father owned a yeast and alcohol factory there. They had one daughter, Hanna, born in 1930. Ella opened a primary school with Hanna's nanny in the 1930s. Most of the Lieberman family immigrated to Palestine from late 1935-1939, where they operated a farm near Nahariya. In 1939, Ella, Benedykt, and Hanna also immigrated to Palestine. Ella, 38, committed suicide in 1943.
Hanna Lieberman (later Levi) was born in 1930 in Stanislawow, Poland (now Sasiv, Ukraine), to Benedykt and Ella Brecher Lieberman. Benedykt was born in Stanislawow to Filip and Babette (1858-1927) Lieberman. Benedykt had three sisters: Jeannette Münch (1891-1967), Cecylia (Cilli) Kupferman (1892-1973), and Aniela (Nelly) Sperber (1898-1989). Filip owned a yeast and alcohol factory. Ella was born in 1905 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, then part of Austro-Hungary. The couple lived there before moving to Stanislawow. The family was well off. Benedykt was an economist. Ella ran a primary school with Hanna's nanny in the 1930s. Most of the Lieberman family immigrated to Palestine from late 1935-1939, where they operated a farm in Ein Sara near Nahariya. In 1939, Hanna and her parents immigrated to Palestine. Nazi Germany invaded Poland in September 1939. Hanna's grandfather Filip went to the ghetto in Kolomyja in 1941, where he died of natural causes. Ella, 38, committed suicide in 1943 following an unhappy love affair. Benedykt, 55, passed away in 1951.
Archival History
The tallit decoration was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Hanna Levi, the daughter of Ella Brecher Lieberman.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Hanna Levi
Scope and Content
Tallit [prayer shawl] pinwheel shaped needlework decoration made from metallic silver thread owned by Ella Brecher Lieberman when she emigrated with her husband and 9 year old daughter, Hanna, from Stanislawow, Poland (Sasiv, Ukraine), to Palestine in 1939. It was made in Sasow, Poland, which was well known for its embroidered ritual objects. The applique would be attached to a corner of the tallit, a shawl worn by Jewish males during morning prayers.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Pinwheel shaped, metallic silver colored tallit decoration with 6 branches and a thin strap. It is made of silver cording covered with metallic ribbon. The branches are created with 1 long piece of metallic wrapped cording, bent and sewn into a curved shape. Each branch has 2 rows, giving it a veined leaf appearance.
Subjects
- Jews--Poland--History--20th century.
- Jewish families--Poland.
- Palestine--Emigration and immigration.
- Poland--Emigration and immigration.
Genre
- Object
- Jewish Art and Symbolism