Metallic pink and yellow tallit atarah brought with a Polish Jewish emigre
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 30.250 inches (76.835 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
Creator(s)
- Ella Lieberman (Subject)
- (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.
Archival History
The atarah, a 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) needlework atarah (neckband) decoration made from silver and pink metallic 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 atarah would be attached to the interior top center of the tallit worn by Jewish males during morning prayers, where it would be nearest the head when the shawl is draped over it.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Long, narrow neckband made from 6 rows of ina shell pattern with pink thread and silver metallic covered cord. The silver metallic ribbon is wrapped around the cording and attached by the pink thread.
Subjects
- Poland--Emigration and immigration.
- Palestine--Emigration and immigration.
- Jewish families--Poland.
- Jews--Poland--History--20th century.
Genre
- Jewish Art and Symbolism
- Object