Tallit bag carried by a Kindertransport refugee
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 14.250 inches (36.195 cm) | Width: 16.000 inches (40.64 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
Archival History
The tallit bag 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
Tallit bag taken by Kurt Rosenbaum as he was sent by his parents on a Kindertransport to Belgium in March 1939.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Dark olive green or dark gray velvet bag with 2 metal snap closures with green cloth lining. It has an embroidered monogram, KR.
front, embroidered : KR
Genre
- Object
- Jewish Art and Symbolism
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