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
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The Torah binder was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Gusti Ackermann, the sister of August Erich Mayer.
overall: Height: 152.875 inches (388.303 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
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.
Torah binder with his name and birthdate saved by a young German Jewish refugee