Torah-style scroll and case signed by residents of Schlachtensee DP camp
Extent and Medium
a: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Depth: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm)
b: Width: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Depth: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm)
Creator(s)
- Harold Fishbein (Subject)
Biographical History
Harold Fishbein was the Director of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's Displaced Persons camp, Schlachtensee, from 1945 to 1948.
Archival History
The scroll was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Rabbi Mayer Abramowitz in 2003.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Rabbi Mayer Abramowitz
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Torah-style scroll with blue velvet cover bearing the signatures of several residents of Schlachtensee DP camp in post war Germany. The scroll was dedicated to Harold Fishbein and dated 1946, in honor of Fishbein’s 25th wedding anniversary.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
a. Rolled paper scroll with Hebrew and Yiddish calligraphy in black ink. b. Blue velvet cover with a white-muslin Star of David sewn onto the exterior.
Subjects
- Jewish refugees--Germany.
Genre
- Jewish Art and Symbolism
- Object