Pink cloth Torah scroll cover saved by a refugee from Nazi Germany
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
Archival History
The Torah mantle was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Freddy Rotenberg.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Freddy Rotenberg
Scope and Content
Torah scroll cover made to slide over and protect a closed scroll that was received by Freddy Rotenberg from his parents for his Bar Mitzvah in 1934 Germany.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Pink handsewn cloth cover imprinted with a now illegible design in black ink and Hebrew characters.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--United States.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)-Germany--Personal narratives.
- Jewish refugees--United States--Biography.
- Jews--Persecutions--Germany--Biography.
Genre
- Jewish Art and Symbolism
- Object
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