Announcement for a prayer and public fast in honor of victims of the Holocaust
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 12.250 inches (31.115 cm) | Width: 9.875 inches (25.083 cm)
Archival History
The handbill announcement was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
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
Small poster announcing a prayer assembly in memory of victims of the Holocaust at the Churvat Yehuda Ha-Chasid synagogue in Jerusalem on December 21, 1943. It includes a commemorative prayer for a fast day to be held on Wednesday, the 24th of Kislev [December 21, 1943], the day of Hanukkah. Among the attendees was the Imrei Emet of Gur, Avraham Mordechai Alter. The prayer is based upon an adaptation of a traditional prayer chanted for the dead at funerals, El Male Rahamim, adapted to honor "the souls of many hundreds of thousands of Israel, men, women, boys and girls who were murdered and slaughtered..." in German controlled and occupied countries in Europe.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectangular, light brown paper handbill with text printed in black ink. It has 15 lines of Hebrew text enclosed within a narrow black border. The title is at the top in large font; the date is in the center, followed by 2 sections of text in small font. There is partial text below the border near the lower right missing corner and 3 small holes on the right below the title.
Subjects
- Jews--Jerusalem--History--20th century.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Prayers and devotions.
- Judaism--Prayers and devotions.
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Palestine.
- Fasts and feasts--Judaism--Prayers and devotions.
- Memorialization--Palestine.
Genre
- Posters
- Object