Prayer book
Creator(s)
- Lehrberger & Co. (Publisher)
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
- Seder--Liturgy--Texts.
- Judaism--Liturgy--Texts.
Genre
- Books and Published Materials
- Object