Tefillin

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Held by: Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
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Scope & content: Shel Yad: Black painted box on a flat, square, base. The base is made of multiple layers that have been stitched together. A leather strap passes through a leather loop on the reverse of the base, which allows the strap to be looped into itself and adjusted for size. Narrative: Yerucham- Mordechal Hollander (donor's father) was consconscripted for forced labour and transported to the eastern front to the Nazi-occupied area of Russia (Soviet Union). He spent time in forced labour camps from October 1941 to January 1945, during this time he managed to keep his tefilin, which his grandfather gave to him, with him on his journeys to various labour camps. Jonas Hollander (grandfather) born around 1860 in Gilau, Cluj County, Romania (Transylvania), he died in 1941-1942.
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Extent: Tefillin : moulded, knotted, sewn, painted : black, grey ; Ht: 3,1 cm x W: 3,5 cm x De: 4,7 cm
Genre / form: object
Format: Object / artifact
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