Aharon Ben-Zion Katz collection

Identifier: irn88116
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn88116

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Nathan Katz, the son of Aharon Ben-Zion Katz.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a set of tefillin and pouch relating to the experiences of Aharon Ben-Zion Katz and his son Nachman (later Nathan) before the Holocaust in Rietavas and Klaipeda, Lithuania, during the Holocaust in the ghetto in Siauliai, Lithuania, and in hiding in the countryside, and after the Holocaust in Israel and the United States.

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Embroidered blue tefillin bag carried by a Lithuanian Jewish man in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3340
- English
- overall: Height: 7.250 inches (18.415 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Blue tefillin pouch used by Aron Katz to store his tefillin while in Shavel [Siauliai] ghetto and in hiding in Lithuania from July 1941 to October 1944. Aron received the tefillin for his bar mitzvah circa 1900 and wore them every day for the rest of his life. Aron, wife Rachel, and children Leib and Nachman fled Shavel in June 1941, when Germany invaded. They went east with the retreating Soviet Army, until they were separated from Leib and overrun by the Germans. During the invasion, Lithuanians carried out pogroms and German mobile units, with Lithuanian auxiliaries, massacred thousands ...
Tefillin worn by a Lithuanian Jewish man in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3341
- English
- overall: Height: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Tefillin worn by Aron Katz in Shavel [Siauliai] ghetto and in hiding in Lithuania from July 1941 to October 1944. Aron received the tefillin for his bar mitzvah circa 1900 and wore them every day for the rest of his life. Aron, wife Rachel, and children Leib and Nachman fled Shavel in June 1941, when Germany invaded. They went east with the retreating Soviet Army, until they were separated from Leib and overrun by the Germans. During the invasion, Lithuanians carried out pogroms and German mobile units, with Lithuanian auxiliaries, massacred thousands of Jews. The Katz family returned to Sh...
Tefillin worn by a Lithuanian Jewish man in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3342
- English
- overall: Height: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Tefillin worn by Aron Katz in Shavel [Siauliai] ghetto and in hiding in Lithuania from July 1941 to October 1944. Aron received the tefillin for his bar mitzvah circa 1900 and wore them every day for the rest of his life. Aron, wife Rachel, and children Leib and Nachman fled Shavel in June 1941, when Germany invaded. They went east with the retreating Soviet Army, until they were separated from Leib and overrun by the Germans. During the invasion, Lithuanians carried out pogroms and German mobile units, with Lithuanian auxiliaries, massacred thousands of Jews. The Katz family returned to Sh...

Aharon Ben-Zion Katz collection

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Embroidered blue tefillin bag carried by a Lithuanian Jewish man in hiding

Tefillin worn by a Lithuanian Jewish man in hiding

Tefillin worn by a Lithuanian Jewish man in hiding