Yarmulke carried by a Kindertransport refugee
Extent and Medium
overall: | Diameter: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
Archival History
The yarmulke was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Kurt R. Goldsmith.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Kurt R. Goldsmith in memory of his father, Kenneth Kurt Rosenbaum Goldsmith, and his grandparents, Frieda and Siegfried Rosenbaum
Scope and Content
Kippah taken by thirteen year old Kurt Rosenbaum when he was sent by his parents on Kindertransport to Belgium in March 1939.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Alternating cream and purple/burgundy stripes. Lined.
Genre
- Object
- Jewish Art and Symbolism
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