Damaged Torah scroll used as kindling
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 29.125 inches (73.978 cm) | Width: 7.250 inches (18.415 cm)
Archival History
The torah scroll was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Joachim Hahn.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Joachim Hahn
Scope and Content
Torah scroll that was used as kindling during Kristallnacht, November 9-10, 1938, near Bad Duerkheim, Germany. It was received by a pastor from a man with whom he was visiting. The pastor noticed that the man was starting a fire in his fireplace with fragments of a torah roll and asked to have it. The pastor later gave the scroll to Dr. Joachim Hahn. It is unknown what town the roll came from originally.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Parchment with burn marks and singed edges. It is fragile and warped.
Subjects
- Kristallnacht, 1938--Germany--Bad Durkheim.
- Torah scrolls--Desecration--Germany--Bad Durkheim.
Genre
- Object
- Jewish Art and Symbolism