Prayer book

Identifier
irn8200
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1993.36.4
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn8200

Extent and Medium

Height: 7.360 inches (18.694 cm) | Width: 4.370 inches (11.1 cm)

Archival History

The prayer book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Irma Gerber, the daughter of Herta Salomons.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Irma Gerber

Scope and Content

Prayer book used by the Salomons family before war. It was kept during war by a Christian woman who worked for the family before the war and returned it to Herta Salomons in July 1945 in Recklinghausen, Germany.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

first page, recto and verso, "saved for Herta Solomons" (in English and German)

Genre

  • Object
  • Books and Published Materials
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