Prayer book

Identifier
irn4784
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.191.1.6
  • 2017.630
  • 2017.631
Dates
1 Jan 1914 - 31 Dec 1914
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

Archival History

The book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Tom Schaumberg.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Tom Schaumberg

Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scope and Content

Prayerbook for Pesach originally owned by Elsa Stern, and later acquired by the Schaumberg family in Kircheim, Germany. A complete set has 1-9 volume; this set is missing 4,5, and 6. It is not known if there was a relationship between Elsa Stern and the Schaumbergs is not known. The books were then sent to Tom Schaumberg's parents in Amsterdam, Netherlands, around 1936. The books were hidden in attic of the Schaumberg home in 1943. They were recovered by the family after the war ended in May 1945 and brought with them to the United States.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

20 cm.

front cover, lower center, embossed : Elsa Stern

Subjects

Genre

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