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Prayer shawl

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47739
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Prayer shawl : woven, sewn, machine, knotted, cut work : beige, black
Date
1945-1947
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Prayer shawl : woven, sewn, machine, knotted, cut work : beige, black
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1945-1947
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Hebrew
Notes
3 black vertical stripes, of various widths, are found on either ends. All 4 corners, and a long edge, have been reinforced with additional material. The reinforced long edge (the neck band, known as an atarah) has additional sewn detailing, including what may be Hebrew text. A hole is cut out in each corner, with a knotted string (tzitzit) going through. Fringe is found on either wide end. Narrative: Tallisgiven to Marian (Myer) Lichtenstein by the Joint in Germany after his liberation from Buchenwald concentration camp.
Accession No.
2002.33.02
Name Access
Lichtenstein, Sarah Sybill
Places
Germany, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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