us-005578-irn61388-irn7568
type: RecordSet
physical characterisitics and technical requirements: Long, narrow, white cloth with pencilled ruled lines that contain Hebrew text drawn with multi-color markers; beneath is smaller text in German. It is hemmed with white thread. front, multi-colored marker : Hebrew text / August Erich Mayer, geb. den 27 Juli 1924
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: 1924 July 27, 1937 June
has beginning date: 1924-01-01
has end date: 1924-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: heb
has or had some members with language: deu
has record set type: Item
history: The Torah binder was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Gusti Ackermann, the sister of August Erich Mayer.
identifier: irn7568
is or was included in: us-005578-irn61388
record resource extent: overall: Height: 152.875 inches (388.303 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Wimpel or Torah wrapping brought with thirteen year old August Erich Mayer when he emigrated to the United States with his older sister, Gusti, in June 1937. It was created to celebrate his birth on July 27, 1924, and is inscribed in paint with his name and birthdate. His parents gave him the wrapping before he left Hermeskeil, Germany.
title: Torah binder with his name and birthdate saved by a young German Jewish refugee