us-005578-irn552668
type: RecordSet
archival history: The tallit was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Brina Herskovits, daughter of Manfred Hohenemser.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Long, rectangular, off white textile prayer shawl with blue stripes on each end.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
has beginning date: 1945-01-01
has end date: 1945-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn552668
record resource extent: overall: Height: 66.000 inches (167.64 cm) | Width: 50.000 inches (127 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Tallit found in German home by Manfred Hohenemser, an American GI who was a German Jewish refugee. After his unit liberated the Ohrdruf concentration camp, they moved on to the town of Eisenbach near the Austrian border. Manfred was ordered to conduct a house to house search, and while doing so, he saw the tallit being used as a tablecloth in one of the homes. Furious, he ripped the tallit off the table and took it with him.
title: Tallit