Metallic yellow and silver tallit atarah brought with a Polish Jewish emigre
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 29.750 inches (75.565 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 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 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 yellow 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
Neckband decoration, made from yellow thread and silver metallic covered cord in a long narrow band of 6 rows in a shell pattern. The silver metallic ribbon is wrapped around the cording and attached by the yellow thread.
Subjects
- Poland--Emigration and immigration.
- Jewish families--Poland.
- Jews--Poland--History--20th century.
- Palestine--Emigration and immigration.
Genre
- Jewish Art and Symbolism
- Object