Prayer book, Haggadah, owned by Bernhard Rosenthal
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 8.661 inches (21.999 cm)
Archival History
The book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Ronald Glass and Marion Glass Hirschmann, the children of Inge Glass.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Ronald Glass and Marion Hirschmann
Scope and Content
Prayer book, Haggadah, owned by Bernhard Rosenthal and brought to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) when his family immigrated there in the late 1930s. The book is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Inge Glass (nee Rosenthal), her parents Bernhard and Hedwig Rosenthal (nee Bauer) and her brother Walter Rosenthal in Germany, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and South Africa before, during, and after the Holocaust. The collection also includes documents, a cookbook, and Hebrew and German prayer books: a machzor, siddur, and two haggadot.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Hebrew and German-language prayer book with a stylized typography. The owner's name is written inside the front cover, which has seperated from the binding. The title page and first two pages are now missing.
front cover, inside, handwritten : Bernhard Rosenthal. Elz.
Corporate Bodies
- Wizo
Subjects
- South Africa
- Limburg (Germany : Landkreis)
- Emigration and immigration.
- Zimbabwe
- Jewish refugees.
Genre
- Object
- Books and Published Materials