Devotion Book for Mourning and Death Anniversaries Andachtsbuch für Trauer und Jahrzeit [Book]
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 8.375 inches (21.273 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Scott Levine
Scope and Content
Jewish mourning book to commemorate death of a relative.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
on cover, title in large letters and graphic of stylized flame in a platformed container; first page, information appears between graphic of two trees and is printed and inscribed in German with Hebrew characters at bottom of page; page 2, Jahrzeit list in chart form with columns being date (printed) last name of deceased relative (stamped), day of month (inscribed in ink), month (stamped) book contained four photographs of tombstone and one Yahrtzeit leaflet (listed separately 1994.54.5.1-.5)
first page, "Simon Mannheimer/ [AM] 10 Juli [[193]7/ 2 Ala [569]7" [Hebrew date]
Genre
- Books and Published Materials
- Object