Large black and white striped wool tallit buried for safekeeping

Black and white striped tallit gadol that belonged to Louise Lawrence-Israels's grandfather, buried for safekeeping before the family left Haarlem, Netherlands, and went into hiding in Amsterdam in January 1943. The tallit, a prayer shawl worn during morning services, was recovered after the war. Germany occupied the Netherlands on May 10, 1940. In January 1943, the family went into hiding. In late 1943, it became too dangerous to house the family together. With assistance from the Dutch underground, part of the family moved to a different hiding place. Amsterdam was liberated by the Canadian Army on May 5, 1945. Some family members returned to Haarlem, others had gone to Sweden and did not learn that they were all alive until 1948. Most of their other family members were killed during the Holocaust.