Gusti and Julius Ackermann collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn7565
• English
• 1938
• overall: Height: 13.375 inches (33.973 cm) | Width: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Brown tallit bag monogrammed JA brought by Julius Ackermann when he emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1938. It originally belonged to his grandfather or his great-grandfather.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn7566
• English
• 1938
• overall: Height: 13.875 inches (35.243 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Shofar brought by Julius Ackermann when he emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1938. It had been used by his family for years.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn7567
• English
• 1938
• overall: Height: 20.250 inches (51.435 cm) | Width: 28.125 inches (71.438 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Burgundy velvet shofar cover brought with Gusti Mayer when she and her thirteen year old brother, August, emigrated in June 1937 from Hermeskeil, Germany, to the United States in June 1937.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn7568
• English
• 1924
• overall: Height: 152.875 inches (388.303 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Wimpel or Torah wrapping brought with thirteen year old August Erich Mayer when he emigrated to the United States with his older sister, Gusti, in June 1937. It was created to celebrate his birth on July 27, 1924, and is inscribed in paint with his name and birthdate. His parents gave him the wrapping before he left Hermeskeil, Germany.