Prayer book

Identifier
irn514389
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2003.422.1
Dates
1 Jan 1887 - 31 Dec 1887
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Hungarian
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

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Creator(s)

Archival History

The prayer book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 by Norma Green.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Norma Greene

Scope and Content

The prayer-book has a brown cover with gold leaf detailing and contains daily and weekly prayers. There is a handwritten inscription in Hungarian on the inside front cover that states: "I have received this prayer-book on June 3, 1945, in Theresienstadt. Most likely one of my wretched, tortured, murdered relatives had used it to worship the Almighty, but He got disgusted with His people living the European civilization and pronounced His "judgment," ("curse") upon them which, however, was still not harsh enough. / O my Lord, Creator of the world, open the eyes of the blind so they could see, open the ears of the deaf so they could hear; annihilate the stiff-necked, the stubborn, as You see fit, You, fair-minded (righteous) Judge! Amen." translated into English by donor

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

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