us-005578-irn84034-irn2563
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
archival history: The torah scroll was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Joachim Hahn.
has or had some members with language: heb
has or had holder: us-005578
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
identifier: irn2563
record resource extent: overall: Height: 29.125 inches (73.978 cm) | Width: 7.250 inches (18.415 cm)
date: 1938 November
is or was included in: us-005578-irn84034
has record set type: Item
title: Damaged Torah scroll used as kindling
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn84034-irn2563/acquisitions/1
scope and content: Torah scroll that was used as kindling during Kristallnacht, November 9-10, 1938, near Bad Duerkheim, Germany. It was received by a pastor from a man with whom he was visiting. The pastor noticed that the man was starting a fire in his fireplace with fragments of a torah roll and asked to have it. The pastor later gave the scroll to Dr. Joachim Hahn. It is unknown what town the roll came from originally.
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn84034-irn2563/alternateIDs/1
type: RecordSet
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Parchment with burn marks and singed edges. It is fragile and warped.