Federation of Romanian Jewish Communities, Iași Section collection

Identifier: irn522551
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Pincu Kaiserman on behalf of the Federation of Romanian Jewish Communities, Iași Section.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a lamp fixture and photographs relating to the experiences of Idel, Iosef, and Rasela Wahstain before, during, and after the Holocaust in Romania.

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Photograph collection from Romania
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516679
- English
- oversize box 1
- Updated 7 months ago
The collection consists of one framed photograph and one unframed black and white photograph. The unframed photograph depicts a Jewish family with the handwritten inscription on backing, "Tata mort pogrom" (Father died in pogrom). The framed photograph depicts two women who also appear in the first photograph. This collection was retrieved from the main synagogue of Iași, Romania.
Ceiling lamp globe commemorating a Romanian pogrom victim
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516681
- English
- overall: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Diameter: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Glass globe dedicated to the memory of Idel Wahstain, who was murdered in the 1941 pogrom in Iasi, Romania. It was created immediately following World War II and donated by his children, Rasela and Iosef, to the synagogue in Iasi. The globe was retrieved from a light fixture in the main synagogue by the Federation of Romanian Jewish Communities toward the end of the 20th century. In 1940, Romania came under the rule of a radical military coalition led by General Antonescu. In November 1940, they joined the Axis alliance, of which Nazi Germany was the leading member. The Romanians joined in ...

Federation of Romanian Jewish Communities, Iași Section collection

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Photograph collection from Romania

Ceiling lamp globe commemorating a Romanian pogrom victim