Bespaloff family collection

Identifier: irn559080
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn559080

Acquisition

The collection was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Musem in 2017.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of ceremonial objects, correspondence, and documents relating to the experiences of Nisson Bespaloff, his associates, and his extended family in Estonia, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States before, during, and after the Holocaust.

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Bespaloff family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn595185
- English
- 1901-1946
- box 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Documents, identity papers, photographs, affidavits of support, and correspondence from the extended family and associates of Nisson Chrago (Shraga?) Bespaloff, originally of Tallinn, Estonia, related in part to efforts to assist his family and the family of his sister, Fanny Ettinger, immigrate to the United States via France during World War II. There is postwar paperwork relating to land restitution claims in the Baltic region. Also includes documents from pre-war France and pre-Revolutionary Russia, and a book, The Conquest of Acre Fortress. Postwar paperwork relating to land restitutio...
Embroidered yarmulke brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn595186
- English
- 1901-1946
- overall: | Diameter: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
A handmade black kippah, a skullcap worn by observant Jewish males, with a decorative, wire-wrapped thread embroidery design owned by Nisson Bespaloff or another man in his extended family. The kippah was brought to the United States when the owner immigrated in the 1930s or 1940s.
Embroidered pouch for tefillin brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn740043
- English
- 1901-1946
- overall: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 6.500 inches (16.51 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
A faded green pouch for tefillin with a decorative embroidery design owned by Nisson Bespaloff or another man in his extended family. The pouch was brought to the United States when the owner immigrated in the 1930s or 1940s. Tefillin are small boxes containing prayers attached to leather straps and worn on the arm and the head by Orthodox Jewish males during morning prayers.
Embroidered pouch for a tallit brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn740049
- English
- 1901-1946
- overall: Height: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm) | Width: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
A dark blue pouch for a tallit with a decorative, wire-wrapped thread embroidery design owned by Nisson Bespaloff or another man in his extended family. The pouch was brought to the United States when the owner immigrated in the 1930s or 1940s. A tallit is a prayer shawl worn by observant Jewish men during morning services.
Pair of small tefillin brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn740050
- English
- 1901-1946
- a: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) b: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
A pair of batim from a set of tefillin owned by Nisson Bespaloff or another man in his extended family. The batim were brought to the United States when the owner immigrated in the 1930s or 1940s. Tefillin are small boxes containing prayers attached to leather straps and worn on the arm and the head by Orthodox Jewish males during morning prayers.

Bespaloff family collection

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Bespaloff family papers

Embroidered yarmulke brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member

Embroidered pouch for tefillin brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member

Embroidered pouch for a tallit brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member

Pair of small tefillin brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member