Srog family collection

Identifier: irn725287
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2021 by Jacqueline Srog Kodish, daughter of Ludwig Srog.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of some family photographs and identification documents of the Srog family, including Ludwig Srog's Torah binder (wimpel).

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Srog family collection
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn725650
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Comprised of family photographs and identification documents, including U.S. Naturalization certificates and passports, for the Srog family, primarily Abraham and Mathilde Srog and their son and the donor's father, Ludwig. The collection captures their experiences fleeing Germany aboard the S.S. Washington and the St. Louis.
Torah binder belonging to Ludwig Srog
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn725651
- English
- overall: Height: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm) | Width: 114.880 inches (291.795 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Wimpel (or Torah binder) with a red trim that belonged to Ludwig Srog. A wimpel is used as a binder to keep a Torah scroll tightly wound when not in use. Ludwig was the son of Abraham and Mathilde Srog, who were passengers on the MS St. Louis around 1940. Ludwig and his youngest sister, Liesel, sailed to the U.S. on the S.S. Washington in 1938.

Srog family collection

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Srog family collection

Torah binder belonging to Ludwig Srog