Prayer shawl

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Held by: Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates: 1945-1947 (indexed as 1945–1947)
Level: item
Scope & content: 3 black vertical stripes, of various widths, are found on either ends. All 4 corners, and a long edge, have been reinforced with additional material. The reinforced long edge (the neck band, known as an atarah) has additional sewn detailing, including what may be Hebrew text. A hole is cut out in each corner, with a knotted string (tzitzit) going through. Fringe is found on either wide end. Narrative: Tallisgiven to Marian (Myer) Lichtenstein by the Joint in Germany after his liberation from Buchenwald concentration camp.
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Extent: Prayer shawl : woven, sewn, machine, knotted, cut work : beige, black
Genre / form: object
Format: Object / artifact
Text in the image: cjhn.caRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
Language: English
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