Shlomo Schiller family collection

Identifier: irn521899
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521899

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Klara Gorysznik-Meszel, the daughter of Shlomo Schiller.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a tallit, a tallit katan, and photographs relating to the experiences of Shlomo Schiller and his family in Poland before and after the Holocaust, and in the Soviet Union during the Holocaust.

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Schiller family photographs
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522107
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The photographs depict the Schiller family's life in Warez, Poland, before World War II, their escape from Nazi Germany to Russia in 1939, their return to Poland in 1946, and their eventual immigration to Israel.
Large white wool tallit with blue stripes well-used by a Polish Jewish elder
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522108
- English
- overall: Height: 65.500 inches (166.37 cm) | Width: 65.875 inches (167.323 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Blue striped tallit gadol carried by Shlomo Schiller when he and his family fled Warez, Poland, to the Soviet Union after the German invasion on September 1, 1939. He prayed in this tallit, a prayer shawl worn by Jewish men during morning services, every day of his life until his death in 1964. After Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, Shlomo, his wife, Henia, his 20 year old daughter, Ania, and his 15 year old twin daughters, Klara and Pola, were evacuated from Kherson to Chelyabinsk in the Ural Mountains. When Chelyabinsk expelled refugees as untrustworthy residents, the family...
White cotton tallit katan used by a Polish Jewish elder
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522109
- English
- overall: Height: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) | Width: 10.125 inches (25.718 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Tallit katan worn by Shlomo Schiller who fled Warez, Poland, with his family to the Soviet Union after the German invasion on September 1, 1939. A tallit katan is a religious garment worn by Jewish men with their daily dress. After Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, Shlomo, his wife, Henia, his 20 year old daughter, Ania, and his 15 year old twin daughters, Klara and Pola, were evacuated from Kherson to Chelyabinsk in the Ural Mountains. When Chelyabinsk expelled refugees as untrustworthy residents, the family moved to Kopeysk. Shlomo lost his sight due to starvation, and was ho...

Shlomo Schiller family collection

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Schiller family photographs

Large white wool tallit with blue stripes well-used by a Polish Jewish elder

White cotton tallit katan used by a Polish Jewish elder