Back from Hell : 22 collected sketches by Berl Friedler Book of sketches printed postwar miṭ a for-ṿorṭ un ṭeḳsṭ fun Pol Ṭrepman.

Identifier
irn522547
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.28.2
Dates
1 Jan 1947 - 31 Dec 1947
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Yiddish
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 8.875 inches (22.543 cm) | Width: 11.875 inches (30.163 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)

Creator(s)

Archival History

The book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Günther Schwarberg.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gunther Schwarberg

Scope and Content

A copy of “Tsurik fun Gehenem: 22 tseykhenungen fun Berl Friedler” [Back from Hell : 22 collected sketches by Berl Friedler,] published in 1947. The bound book contains a series of 21 color-printed, chronological sketches drawn and published by Holocaust survivor Berl Fridler. The sketches are preceded by a Yiddish-language forward written by Paul Trepman.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Book; 2 leaves; 21 plates; ill.; 22 cm The book is printed in black ink on tan paper and fastened by two staples at the spine. It consists of a Yiddish-language forward, followed by a series of black-and-white printed sketches with some colored elements and details. The images chronologically depict exclusion, ghetto, and concentration camp scenes. The pages are discolored throughout, and the edges are brittle with some small losses throughout.

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