Shlomo Schiller family collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn522107
• English
• folder 1
• Updated 7 months 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.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn522108
• English
• overall: Height: 65.500 inches (166.37 cm) | Width: 65.875 inches (167.323 cm)
• Updated 7 months 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...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn522109
• English
• overall: Height: 14.750 inches (37.465 cm) | Width: 10.125 inches (25.718 cm)
• Updated 7 months 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...