Gusti and Julius Ackermann collection

Identifier: irn61388
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn61388

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Gusti Ackermann, the wife of Julius Ackermann.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a shofar and cover and a torah binder relating to the experiences of Julius Ackermann and his family and Gusti Mayer and her younger brother August and their emigration to the United States from Hermeskeil, Germany, in 1937.

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Monogrammed bag for storing a prayer shawl saved by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn7565
- English
- 1938
- overall: Height: 13.375 inches (33.973 cm) | Width: 16.500 inches (41.91 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Brown tallit bag monogrammed JA brought by Julius Ackermann when he emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1938. It originally belonged to his grandfather or his great-grandfather.
Shofar saved by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn7566
- English
- 1938
- overall: Height: 13.875 inches (35.243 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Shofar brought by Julius Ackermann when he emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1938. It had been used by his family for years.
Burgundy velvet shofar cover with a floral border and tassels saved by a German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn7567
- English
- 1938
- overall: Height: 20.250 inches (51.435 cm) | Width: 28.125 inches (71.438 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Burgundy velvet shofar cover brought with Gusti Mayer when she and her thirteen year old brother, August, emigrated in June 1937 from Hermeskeil, Germany, to the United States in June 1937.
Torah binder with his name and birthdate saved by a young German Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn7568
- English
- 1924
- overall: Height: 152.875 inches (388.303 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Wimpel or Torah wrapping brought with thirteen year old August Erich Mayer when he emigrated to the United States with his older sister, Gusti, in June 1937. It was created to celebrate his birth on July 27, 1924, and is inscribed in paint with his name and birthdate. His parents gave him the wrapping before he left Hermeskeil, Germany.

Gusti and Julius Ackermann collection

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Monogrammed bag for storing a prayer shawl saved by a German Jewish refugee

Shofar saved by a German Jewish refugee

Burgundy velvet shofar cover with a floral border and tassels saved by a German Jewish refugee

Torah binder with his name and birthdate saved by a young German Jewish refugee