us-005578-irn11379
type: RecordSet
archival history: The parchment was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Dina Hirschkorn, Bernice Hirschkorn-DeCarlo, and Debbie Hirschkorn, the daughters of Eugenia Kwartac Hirschkorn.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Square piece of brown parchment with Hebrew inscription, black ink, and with red stain.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: heb
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn11379
record resource extent: overall: Height: 4.880 inches (12.395 cm) | Width: 4.880 inches (12.395 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Klaf found by Eugenia Kwartac Hirschkorn on a street in Vilna, Poland, after the city was liberated in July 1944. A klaf is a kosher piece of parchment that is used for Torah scrolls or inserted into a mezuzah. Based on the small size of this piece, and the writing on the klaf, it is likely from a mezuzah.
title: Klaf found on a street in Vilna after liberation