Scroll

Identifier
irn639588
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2018.631.1
  • 2019.116
  • 2019.117
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 30.250 inches (76.835 cm) | Width: 35.500 inches (90.17 cm)

Archival History

The scroll was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by the Feinsod family.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Robert, Kalma, Fred and Arthur Feinsod.

Scope and Content

Scroll given to Kaiser Wilhelm and his wife on the occasion of their Silver wedding anniversary by The Central Committee of the Zionist Organization of Germany in Berlin. Discovered after the war by Soviet Army Sergeant Marc Shapiro, one of the first to reach Hitler's bunker, who discovered the scroll in the Reich Chancellery.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Rectangular framed scroll

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.