Tallit
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 66.000 inches (167.64 cm) | Width: 50.000 inches (127 cm)
Creator(s)
- Manfred Hohenemse (Subject)
Archival History
The tallit was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Brina Herskovits, daughter of Manfred Hohenemser.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Brina Herskovits
Scope and Content
Tallit found in German home by Manfred Hohenemser, an American GI who was a German Jewish refugee. After his unit liberated the Ohrdruf concentration camp, they moved on to the town of Eisenbach near the Austrian border. Manfred was ordered to conduct a house to house search, and while doing so, he saw the tallit being used as a tablecloth in one of the homes. Furious, he ripped the tallit off the table and took it with him.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Long, rectangular, off white textile prayer shawl with blue stripes on each end.
Genre
- Object
- Jewish Art and Symbolism