Prayer book
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 8.750 inches (22.225 cm) | Width: 6.750 inches (17.145 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
Archival History
The prayer book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Esther Reicher Begam, the daughter of Rabbi Mordechai and Chaja Reicher.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Esther Reicher Begam
Scope and Content
Rabbincal tractate hidden in Polish town of Jelesnia near Krakow in 1939 by non-Jewish neighbors. It belonged to Rabbi Mordechai Reicher and was entrusted to a neighbor by his wife Chaja.Iin 2004, Esther retreived the book (by chance).
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Genre
- Object
- Books and Published Materials
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