Prayer book
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
Archival History
The siddur was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Jill Berg Pauly, the niece of George Berg.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jill Berg Pauly
Scope and Content
Siddur inscribed and owned by George Berg in prewar Germany. The front cover and pages are defaced with dung as a result of the vandalization of the Berg home during Kristallnacht 9-10, 1938, in Lechenich, Germany.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Cloth hardcover book with the front cover and inside marked with dung.
Georg Berg, Lechenich
Subjects
- Jews--Germany--History--1933-1945.
- Kristallnacht, 1938.
- Siddurim--Texts.
- Judaism--Prayers and devotions.
- Jews--Persecutions--Germany.
Genre
- Object
- Books and Published Materials
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