Object numberM1991/042:006
DescriptionHand written Hebrew prayer sheets printed and issued by Chaplain Rabbi Rene Samuel Kapelovitz for spiritual comfort to inmates in an internment camp, Toulouse, France, for the different Jewish festivals and High Holy days, 1941. This prayer sheet includes the word "Toulouse" and the date "15 Dec 1941" which coincides with the festival of light, Channukah.
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 1941-12-15
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