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Torah fragment
Lost Art-ID
635760
Title
Torah fragment
Dating of document
1941 (vor)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Parchment ; Ink
Height
7.00 cm
Width
33.00 cm
Inventory number
2013/337/0
Description
The Torah fragment was sent by Wehrmacht soldier Herbert Losensky (1901–1982) to his wife in Berlin-Zehlendorf as field post. The sender and recipient are written on the back of the rolled fragment.
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Provenance
Until 1941/44: unknown, Soviet Union, presumably between Pustoschka and Novorshev
1941/44–1982/1985: Herbert Losensky, West Berlin
1985–2013: Private collection, Berlin; according to the donors, found in the attic of Herbert Losensky’s deceased father-in-law in East Berlin
Since 2013: Jewish Museum Berlin Foundation, donation
1941/44–1982/1985: Herbert Losensky, West Berlin
1985–2013: Private collection, Berlin; according to the donors, found in the attic of Herbert Losensky’s deceased father-in-law in East Berlin
Since 2013: Jewish Museum Berlin Foundation, donation
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Stiftung Jüdisches Museum Berlin
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Elisabeth Weber
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