Tallit bag

Identifier
irn4418
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.144.1
Dates
1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1942
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm) | Width: 11.250 inches (28.575 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)

Creator(s)

Archival History

The tallit bag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Leo Fischelberg.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Leo Fischelberg

Scope and Content

Created by Wolf Fischelberg while in the Bochnia Ghetto, Poland. Made in a factory where German army uniforms were produced in the Bochnia Ghetto, Poland. The thread used in the bag is the same thread used for sewing German uniforms. The bag was recovered by the maker, Wolf Fischelberg, after the war.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

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.