Object numberM1991/042:003
DescriptionDouble-sided hand written Hebrew prayer sheet / liturgical poem printed and issued by Chaplain Rabbi Rene Samuel Kapelovitz for spiritual comfort to inmates in an internment camp, Toulouse, France, for Rosh Hashanah/ the High Holy days, 1941.
Rabbi Kapelovitz (Kapel) was the 'Aumonier des camps' - chaplain and welfare officer of all reception centres and camps of internment of south/west France from August 1940 to December 1942. In 1941 there was an internment camp in Recebedou, a suburb of Toulouse.
Rabbi Kapelovitz (Kapel) was the 'Aumonier des camps' - chaplain and welfare officer of all reception centres and camps of internment of south/west France from August 1940 to December 1942. In 1941 there was an internment camp in Recebedou, a suburb of Toulouse.
Production placeFrance
Production date circa 1941
Subjectritual prayer, Judaica, spiritual resistance
Object nameprayers
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 209.00 mm
height: 270.00 mm
Language
- Hebrew
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mr. Theo Rawack