Bernhard Groeschel collection

Identifier: irn522400
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn522400

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Irma Mathes, the daughter of Bernhard Groeschel.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of two batim from a set of tefillin and a tefillin storage pouch relating to the experiences of Bernhard Groeschel in Forchheim, Germany, before and after the Holocaust.

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Pair of batim from a set of tefillin rescued after Kristallnacht and recovered postwar
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522430
- English
- a: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) b: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Two batim from a pair of tefillin used by Bernhard Groeschel. During the Kristallnacht pogrom on November 9-10, 1938, the tefillin were thrown out of the window of his home in Forchheim, Germany. A neighbor saved only the batim and returned them to Bernhard’s wife, Rose, after the war. Tefillin are used by Jewish males during morning prayers. Bernhard was imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp and released in December. In March 1939, Bernhard and Rose sent their 14 year old daughter, Irmgard, on a kindertransport to Basel, Switzerland. After war broke out in September 1939, Bernhard and Ro...
Black velvet tefillin pouch embroidered BG rescued after Kristallnacht and recovered postwar
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522431
- English
- overall: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Tefillin storage pouch used by Bernhard Groeschel. It is embroidered with his initials. During the Kristallnacht pogrom on November 9-10, 1938, the pouch was thrown out of the window of his home in Forchheim, Germany, near Nuremberg. A neighbor saved the bag and returned it to Bernhard’s wife, Rose, after the war. Tefillin are used by Jewish males during morning prayers. Bernhard was imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp and released in December. In March 1939, Bernhard and Rose sent their 14 year old daughter, Irmgard, on a kindertransport to Basel, Switzerland. After war broke out in Se...

Bernhard Groeschel collection

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Pair of batim from a set of tefillin rescued after Kristallnacht and recovered postwar

Black velvet tefillin pouch embroidered BG rescued after Kristallnacht and recovered postwar