1945 program commemorating the Holocaust

Identifier
irn519163
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.430
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn519163

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum acquired this collection at auction from Kestenbaum and Company on Nov. 29, 2007.

Scope and Content

Consists of a program for a memorial service held on 20 Adar 1945 (March 5, 1945) in Jerusalem at Churvah Synagogue. The service included the reciting of Kaddish, the designation of the week following the 23rd of Adar as a week of mourning for the victims of the Holocaust, asking the community to open their arms to refugees, and the expression of concern for the children who survived the war hiding in Catholic monasteries.

Genre

  • Document
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