Desecrated section of a Torah scroll used as postal package wrapping
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 24.400 inches (61.976 cm) | Width: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm)
Archival History
The desecrated torah scroll frament was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010 by Simon Hirsch.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Simon Hirsch
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Section of a desecrated Torah scroll used to wrap a parcel and addressed in multiple locations to the Schmid family in Munich, Germany. It was posted between 1941-1944.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Irregularly shaped offwhite fragment of parchment. On the front is inscribed German text, a circular ink cancellation stamp, and a blue postage stamp depicting Adolf Hitler in profile. On the reverse are 2 columns of inscribed Hebrew text.
reverse, black ink, : Hebrew text front, black ink : Feldpost [Field Post] front, black ink : German text
Subjects
- Torah scrolls--Sacrilege--Germany--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Germany--History--20th century.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Religious aspects--Germany.
- Jews--Persecutions--Germany.
Genre
- Jewish Art and Symbolism
- Object