Back from Hell : 22 collected sketches by Berl Friedler Book of sketches printed postwar miṭ a for-ṿorṭ un ṭeḳsṭ fun Pol Ṭrepman.
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)
- Berl Friedler (Author)
- Berl Friedler (Publisher)
- Paul Trepman (Author)
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.
People
- Friedler, Berl.
Corporate Bodies
- DP-Camp Bergen-Belsen
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Pictorial works.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) in art.
- Belsen (Bergen, Celle, Germany)
- Concentration camp inmates as artists.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
Genre
- Books and Published Materials
- Books.
- Object