Object numberM1993/005:003
DescriptionLeather wallet / pouch with button detail. The pouch held a Siddur (Hebrew prayer book) and was kept by Herman Finger during his time in the Tsibolovke (Transnistria) and Bondurovka ghettos/camps (Romania).
Herman was born in Cernauti (Bukovina, Romania) in 1888, and married Frantiska (Fani, Fanny) Sperlingova on 28 September 1917. They had four sons, Adolf, Sol (later Salo), Benno and David.
Frantiska and Herman were separated from Benno when he and his wife Fella were taken to Bershad concentration camp. They later reunited, travelled to Bondurovka camp where they were liberated in 1944, and were separated again until they returned to Cernauti.
Herman and Frantiska migrated to Australia in 1949, a year after Benno and his family. Herman and Benno bought a dry-cleaning/tailor shop together but his father died three weeks later from cancer. Frantiska died from illness a year after.
This leather wallet is part of a collection of certificates, glasses, dentures and other memorabilia belonging to Herman Finger, donated by his son Benno in 1993.
Herman was born in Cernauti (Bukovina, Romania) in 1888, and married Frantiska (Fani, Fanny) Sperlingova on 28 September 1917. They had four sons, Adolf, Sol (later Salo), Benno and David.
Frantiska and Herman were separated from Benno when he and his wife Fella were taken to Bershad concentration camp. They later reunited, travelled to Bondurovka camp where they were liberated in 1944, and were separated again until they returned to Cernauti.
Herman and Frantiska migrated to Australia in 1949, a year after Benno and his family. Herman and Benno bought a dry-cleaning/tailor shop together but his father died three weeks later from cancer. Frantiska died from illness a year after.
This leather wallet is part of a collection of certificates, glasses, dentures and other memorabilia belonging to Herman Finger, donated by his son Benno in 1993.
Object namewallets
Materialleather
Dimensions
- width: 170.00 mm
height: 115.00 mm
depth: 15.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mr. Benno Finger