3713 records – page 1 of 186.

Clip

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47415
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Clip : cast (moulded), soldered, linked, cut, coiled, incised : silver, gold
Date
1701-1800
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Clip : cast (moulded), soldered, linked, cut, coiled, incised : silver, gold
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1701-1800
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
On each side is a multi-layered flower buckle, connected with a linked chain. Each buckle has a gold coloured flower base with silver petal outlines placed over top. Inside each petal is a series of coiled curlicues; the left buckle has an additional smaller layer of petal outlines, topped with a silver knob; the right side has 3 additional petal-outline layers, topped with a silver knob. The 2 buckles are connected by a 14 link chain. Each link is the same: A circular centre with decorative rings and balls at the top and bottom. In the middle of the circle is a flower with 6 petals and a silver centre. Each chain-link is connected together with 3 circular links, incised with small lines, at the top, centre and bottom. The backside of the chain-links are smooth metal. The buckles have fastenings soldered on: the left side has 2 eyes; the right side has a round metal peg. Both buckles have metal strips that come from the front and fold onto the back, to attach the front detailings.
Accession No.
1991.31.01
Name Access
Kaufer, Margaret & Leslie
Places
Bratislava (Pressburg), Slovakia, Europe
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Megillat

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51358
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Scroll : Parchment : Painted, handwritten : Yellow, Black, Blue, White ; Ht: 14 in. x W: 54 1/4 in.
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Scroll : Parchment : Painted, handwritten : Yellow, Black, Blue, White ; Ht: 14 in. x W: 54 1/4 in.
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Hebrew
Notes
Illustrations of figures on horseback and people and structures from ancient Israel around the borders of the scripture.
Accession No.
2005.24.01
Name Access
MHMC
Places
Germany, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Photo-Frau Fanny Werner

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn90315
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 7,7 cm x W: 6,6 cm
Date
1789-1875
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 7,7 cm x W: 6,6 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1789-1875
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
b&w photo of a photo. The picture of Frau Fanny Werner is inside an oval frame. This photo shows her within that original photo and its frame.
Accession No.
1990.104.06
Name Access
Gross, Theresa
Places
Kremsier, Czech Republic, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Mezuzah

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76264
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Mezuzah : Carved, Painted : Brown, White ; Ht: 6 7/8 in. x W: 7/8 in.
Date
[ca. 1800]
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Mezuzah : Carved, Painted : Brown, White ; Ht: 6 7/8 in. x W: 7/8 in.
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
[ca. 1800]
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Hebrew
Notes
Carved with decorative motifs, with holes for nails at base and top. Transparent glass window in front allows parchment scroll to be displayed. Missing back panel, painted dark brown.
Accession No.
2005.26.04
Name Access
Tauben, Irwin
Places
Poland, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Torah shield

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47650
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Torah shield : silver plated, cast (moulded), embossed, screwed : silver
Date
1801-1900
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Torah shield : silver plated, cast (moulded), embossed, screwed : silver
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1801-1900
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
Hebrew
Notes
Oval shape with ornate edges decorated with high-relief leaves, filigree and flowers; the main surface is stippled. At the top, centre, is a Torah crown, attached separately with screws. There are 3 hooks extending from the bottom of the crown, with a chain atached to the centre. Under the crown is a tablet with the Ten Commandments, in Hebrew; standing lions are found on either side of the tablet, supporting it with their front paws; the lions are looking outwards. Below the tablet is a rectangular negative space, set into the shield. At the bottom, centre, is another scroll, with more Hebrew text (see inscription). The chain extending from the bottom centre of the crown is attached to a long, ornate pointer: the tip is of a closed fist, with an extending index finger. Narrative: Torah shield (Torah breastplate) is a shield that in a synagogue is suspended by chains over the front of the Torah. It is usually ornately decorated with embossing to depict symbolic motifs, such as the two columns reminescent of the columns of the Temple of Jerusalem, the Tablet of the Ten Commandments or the Lion of Judah. Attached is a removable small plate upon which is indicated the part of the Torah for current reading. (source: http://www.silvercollection.it/dictionarytorahshield.html)
Accession No.
2011X.58.62
Name Access
MHMC
Places
Eastern Europe, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Haggadah Shel Pesach according to the Sephardi Rite; Order of the Agada of Pesach in Hebrew and Spanish for Spanish and Portuguese Jews

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn50149
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : Bound : brown, beige, black ; Ht: 9,5 in. x W: 8 in.
Date
1813
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : Bound : brown, beige, black ; Ht: 9,5 in. x W: 8 in.
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1813
Creator
-
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
Hebrew
Spanish
English
Notes
More then 50 pages, hard cover. Pages have printed text on them. Book contains different prayers for religious ceremonies. Narrative: Bought by donor's grandfather, Judah Nasim Levy, in Gibraltar before immigrating to Tunis.
Accession No.
1991.20.05
Name Access
Levy, Claude
Places
Gibraltar, United Kingdom, Europe
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Berthold Werner, Cilli Ellinger Werner and Samuel Werner

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn90312
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 8,5 cm x W: 7,5 cm
Date
1815-1916
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 8,5 cm x W: 7,5 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1815-1916
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
German
Notes
b&w reproduction outlined in green, portrait middle aged women and a man with white mustache, wearing dark clothes.
Accession No.
1990.104.03
Name Access
Gross, Theresa
Places
Kremsier, Czech Republic, Europe
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Tefillin bag

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47989
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Tefillin bag : woven, sewn, machine, hand, metal working : blue, black
Date
1835
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Tefillin bag : woven, sewn, machine, hand, metal working : blue, black
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1835
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Velvet blue outside, with blue cotton lining. Back panel has flapped over the front and fastens with a snap button. Edges have been hand stitched together, and the lining is handstitched to the outside. Narrative: The bag belonged to Sheftel Albin, the donor’s grandfather.
Accession No.
2007.04.01
Name Access
Albin, Don
Places
Galicia, Poland, Europe
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Tefillin

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48110
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Tefillin : moulded, knotted, sewn, painted, glued : brown, black ; Ht: 5,5 cm x W: 7,3 cm x De: 7,9 cm
Date
1835
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Tefillin : moulded, knotted, sewn, painted, glued : brown, black ; Ht: 5,5 cm x W: 7,3 cm x De: 7,9 cm
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1835
Physical Condition
Poor
Notes
Shel Yad: Black painted box on a flat, square, base. The base is made of multiple layers that have been stitched together. A leather strap passes through a leather loop on the reverse of the base, which allows the strap to be looped into itself and adjusted for size. A cardboard container fits over the box. Narrative: Tefillin belonged to Sheftel Albin, the donor's grandfather.
Accession No.
2007.04.02
Name Access
Albin, Don
Places
Galicia, Poland, Europe
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Spoon

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47800
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Spoon : cast (moulded) : silver ; Ht: 3,1 cm x W: 4,5 cm x De: 22 cm
Date
1850-1900
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Spoon : cast (moulded) : silver ; Ht: 3,1 cm x W: 4,5 cm x De: 22 cm
Other Title Information
Food Service T&E
Date
1850-1900
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Serving size spoon with deep bowl. Extending from a thin, slightly curved handle that tapers out at the bottom; curved edges extending slightly longer in the middle.
Accession No.
2004.03.10
Name Access
Klein, Louis
Places
Solingen, Germany, Europe
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Fork

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48163
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Fork : cast (moulded) : silver ; Ht: 2,8 cm x W: 2,6 cm x De: 21,2 cm
Date
1850-1900
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Fork : cast (moulded) : silver ; Ht: 2,8 cm x W: 2,6 cm x De: 21,2 cm
Other Title Information
Food Service T&E
Date
1850-1900
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
4 tines that taper inwards at the top. 3 shallow trenches are found where the tines meet the tang (in between the times). Extending from a thin, slightly curved handle that tapers out at the bottom; curved edges extending slightly longer in the middle.
Accession No.
2004.03.11
Name Access
Klein, Louis
Places
Solingen, Germany, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Knife

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48164
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Knife : cast (moulded) : silver
Date
1850-1900
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Knife : cast (moulded) : silver
Other Title Information
Food Service T&E
Date
1850-1900
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Knife with an unsharpened blade with teeth along the top quarter; the opposite side has a thin tapered edge. Extending from a thick handle with a beveled ledge near the blade and a beveled bottom edge, shaped into a beveled point at the bottom. Narrative: blade of knife was replaced in Caracas, Venezuela in 1950s
Accession No.
2004.03.12
Name Access
Klein, Louis
Places
Solingen, Germany, Europe
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Spice box

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51359
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Spice box : Silver ; Ht: 9 1/8 in. x W: 2 1/2 in.
Date
1850
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Spice box : Silver ; Ht: 9 1/8 in. x W: 2 1/2 in.
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1850
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
4 sided engraved base connects by 4 filigree stems to a 6 sided filigree spice holder with a cylindrical tower shaped topped with a flag, 6 bells hang from spice holder with 6 mini flags on top Narrative: Used for Havdalah ceremony at the end of Shabbat
Accession No.
2005.26.2
Name Access
Tauben, Irwin
Places
Russia, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Matzah cover

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51198
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Matzah cover : Sewn : Maroon, Green, Purple, Red, Yellow ; Ht: 16,5 in. x W: 12,5 in.
Date
1851-1860
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Matzah cover : Sewn : Maroon, Green, Purple, Red, Yellow ; Ht: 16,5 in. x W: 12,5 in.
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1851-1860
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Hebrew
Notes
Circular shape, embroidered with fabric flowers, cross-stitched with floss. Border is fringed. Narrative: Handcrafted from Czernowitz (today Chernivtsi), Bukovina. Name of the donor' great-great grandmother, Cohen, is embroidered on the bottom flap. The matzah cover has been handed down through generations. The mother of the donor, Suzie Rosenblatt (nee Mier) kept it hidden in the Bershad concentration camp in Transnistria (Ukraine). The donor's brother, Jacob Wardi, was also in Bershad. Donor Regina Stiglitz (Rosenblatt) was in a different work camp called Muraffa. The family was reunited after the war and emigrated to Canada in 1962.
Accession No.
1990.21.11
Name Access
Stiglitz Rosenblatt, Regina
Places
Chernivtsi, Ukraine, Europe
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Mozart auf der Reise nach Prag

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47630
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, graphic arts : beige, green, yellow, black ; Ht: 11 cm x W: 8,6 cm
Date
1856
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, graphic arts : beige, green, yellow, black ; Ht: 11 cm x W: 8,6 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1856
Creator
0
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Notes
124 pages, green hard-cover bound with the title printed in a yellow box. Interior pages are beige, consisting of text and illustrations. The illustrations, a collection of 14 lithographs, were done by artist Frigi Löw.
Accession No.
2011X.86.05
Name Access
Braun, Miriam
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Siddur

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47740
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, gilded, leather work : beige, black, green, red, brown, gold ; Ht: 9 cm x W: 6,2 cm
Date
1856
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, gilded, leather work : beige, black, green, red, brown, gold ; Ht: 9 cm x W: 6,2 cm
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1856
Physical Condition
Good
Language
Hebrew
Yiddish
Notes
200+ pages (exact page number unknown as numbering restarts from 1 toward the end of the book); hardcover bound; green fabric covering cardboard, with red fabric sewen on title. Interior pages are beige; consisting of text. Book came in a leather case; case is rectangular, with the top edge cut into a "U", revealing the top of the book. The front of the case has a thin border, which was once gold; there are 3 sheilds (each with a different design) that go diagonally across the front, which are also guilded. Narrative: Received from father in 1987 in Israel. It originally belonged to great-grandfather of donor and was hid during war and recovered later.
Accession No.
2011X.105.01
Name Access
Davidovitz, Iona
Places
Frankfurt (Rödelheim), Germany, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Birth certificate

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51254
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Birth certificate : Paper : Ink : Black, White, Green, Blue, Red ; Ht: 13,25 in. x W: 8,25 in.
Date
January 25, 1858
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Birth certificate : Paper : Ink : Black, White, Green, Blue, Red ; Ht: 13,25 in. x W: 8,25 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
January 25, 1858
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
Hungarian
Notes
1 page, double-sided. Decorative border in each corner on the front, there are also 9 fiscal stamps, 1 green on the front, and 8 blue and 1 red on the back. There is a circular ink stamp in the centre on the front, which has the Hungarian Coat of arms in the middle. Narrative: Birth certificate for Leopold Kohn, son of Sigmond Kohn and his wife née Blum.
Accession No.
2002.14.02
Name Access
Toth, Lilli
Places
Papa, Hungary, Europe
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Etrog box

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51360
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Etrog box : Hand chased, engraved ; Ht: 3 3/8 in. x W: 5 3/4 in.
Date
1861
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Etrog box : Hand chased, engraved ; Ht: 3 3/8 in. x W: 5 3/4 in.
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1861
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Rectangular with a floral designs, has a vertical concave indentation on each side, oval bulge in center of lid, box has lock which is broken, key is missing. Lid is hinged, and opens upwards. Narrative: To protect the etrog during the Sukkot holiday
Accession No.
2005.26.3
Name Access
Tauben, Irwin
Places
Vienna, Austria, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Samuel Werner with son, Dorothea Werner with daughter

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn90310
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 10 cm x W: 13,7 cm
Date
1861
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photograph : Paper : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 10 cm x W: 13,7 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1861
Creator
Sonntag, Wilhelm
Physical Condition
Excellent
Language
German
Notes
This b&w photograph displays two images side by side: Left: Dorothea Werner with 2 year old daughter, Lina (Karoline). Right: Samuel Werner with 3 year old son. Edmund Werner.
Accession No.
1990.104.01
Name Access
Gross, Theresa
Places
Kremsier, Czech Republic, Europe
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Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Gebete für den Versöhnungstag, mit deutscher Übersetzung

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47608
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, embossed, imprinted : blue, gold, beige, black ; Ht: 19,7 cm x W: 12,5 cm
Date
1864
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : printed, bound, embossed, imprinted : blue, gold, beige, black ; Ht: 19,7 cm x W: 12,5 cm
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1864
Physical Condition
Good
Language
German
Hebrew
Notes
71 pages. Dark blue hardcover, embossed with vertical stripes (alternating lines and roses). Imprinted gold lettering on front and spine. Spine is dark brown, leather ?. Interior pages are beige with black text. The first 120 pages have German text on the left and Hebrew on the right. Some pages are just Hebrew text, and others are just German text.
Accession No.
2011X.269.01
Name Access
Rosenberger, Regina
Places
Frankfurt am Main, Roedelheim, Germany, Europe
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