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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
[Click the photo for a larger image. Opens in a new window.] Name of the exhibit: Surviving Reminders Submitted by: Dora Goldman Origin of the object: I, Dora Goldman (nee Neumann), was born in Mako, Hungary in 1933. In June 1944, along with most Hungarian Jews, my family (my mother, my brother, and myself)... More
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
[Click the photo for a larger image. Opens in a new window.] Name of the exhibit: Leather Briefcase Submitted by: Phil Emberley Date of origin: 1932 Origin of the object: This briefcase was given to my father, Dieter Werner Eger by his parents, who later perished in the Holocaust. It was my father's most... More
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
[Click the photos for larger images. Opens in a new window.] Name of the exhibit: D’Vůr Králové Scroll / Czech Torah Submitted by: Temple Israel (on loan to Temple Israel from the Memorial Scrolls Trust) Description: An excerpt from “Thus we remember: Continuing Story of our Holocaust Torah from the destroyed Jewish community of... More
[Click one of the photos for a larger image. Opens in a new window.] Name of the exhibit: Records from the Ottawa Jewish Archives Submitted by: The Ottawa Jewish Archives Date of origin: 1940’s Origin of the object: N/A Description: Exhibit consists of textual records brought to Canada by Hans Reiche, Arie van Mansum,... More
[Click the photos for larger images. Opens in a new window.] Name of the exhibit: Jewish Refugee Life in Shanghai - Family of Rabbi S. Robert Morais Submitted by: Rabbi Rob Morais Date of origin: 1940’s Description: An estimated 20-25,0000 Jews fled to Shanghai from the beginning of Nazi persecution of Jews in 1933... More
[Click the photo for a larger image. Opens in a new window.] Name of the exhibit: The Sprechers of Cologne Submitted by: Marlene Wolinsky Date of origin: March 7, 2018 Origin of the object: This book is a compilation of records and personal accounts relating to my father and his families struggles as German... More
[Click the photo for a larger image. Opens in a new window.] Name of the exhibit: Wooden Guitar Submitted by: Marlene Wolinsky Date of origin: January 25, 1942 Origin of the object: The wooden instrument was hand crafted by Arnold Sprecher when he was interned at Camp “N” in Sherbrooke, Quebec between April 1941... More
[Click the photo for a larger image. Opens in a new window.] Name of the exhibit: Arnold Sprecher’s Dancing Wooden Puppet Submitted by: Marlene Wolinsky Date of origin: February 22, 1939 Origin of the object: The wooden dancing puppet was carved by Arnold Sprecher while he was detained at Dachau concentration camp. Description: The... More
[Click the photo for a larger image. Opens in a new window.] Name of the exhibit: Photos of Relatives Submitted by: Elliot Date of origin: Unknown Origin of the object: Kolomiyya, Ukraine; Minsk, Russia Description: These photos are of my late great-grandmother and my late grandfather. They were both affected by the Holocaust in... More
[Click the photos for larger images. Opens in a new window.] Name of the exhibit: Stamps and Coins Submitted by: Elliot Date of origin: October 27, 1940 and October 6, 2018 Origin of the object: Stamps: Eastern Europe (Nazi-occupied territory, and Poland) Coins: Poland, Nazi Germany and Vichy (collaborationist) France Description: Stamps: I found... More
[Click the photo for a larger image. Opens in a new window.] Name of the exhibit: Yiddish book: “Der Goldener Tremf” (The Golden Triumph) Submitted by: Elliot Date of origin: October 5, 1939 Origin of the object: The book was published in New York in 1939. The stories in the book may go back... More
[Click the photo for a larger image. Opens in a new window.] Name of the exhibit: Illustrated book on Warsaw before and after WWII Submitted by: Elliot Date of origin: October 18, 1956 Origin of the object: Warsaw, Poland Description: This is a book that illustrates what Warsaw looked like before and after Nazi... More
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