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Mezuzah from Linienstraße 141, Berlin
Lost Art-ID
635755
Artist / Creator
Title
Mezuzah from Linienstraße 141, Berlin
Dating
1880/1940
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Metal ; Paper ; Ink
Height
93.00 cm
Width
0.80 cm
Depth
0.60 cm
Inventory number
2025/173
Description
Simple mezuzah made of lightweight, gold-coloured metal to slide on, with a hole at each end and the Hebrew letter "Shin" on the front.
Further information: external link
Provenance
Until 1943/44: unknown, Linienstraße 141, front building, 1st floor left, Berlin
1945-2025: private ownership, Berlin, taken by the donor as a child from the doorframe of the entrance to the flat assigned to his family after a bomb hit
From 2025: Jewish Museum Berlin Foundation, donation
1945-2025: private ownership, Berlin, taken by the donor as a child from the doorframe of the entrance to the flat assigned to his family after a bomb hit
From 2025: Jewish Museum Berlin Foundation, donation
Literature / Source
Elisabeth Weber: Puzzleteile der Vergangenheit. Was wir bisher über eine Mesusa aus der Linienstraße 141 in Berlin-Mitte wissen, online unter: Externer Link [letzter Aufruf 25.11.2025]
Published since
Contact
Stiftung Jüdisches Museum Berlin
Lindenstr. 9-14
10969 Berlin
Germany
Homepage
Contact
Dr. Julia Friedrich
Position
Sammlungs- und Ausstellungsdirektorin
Phone
+49 (0)30 259 93 401
E-Mail
Contact
Elisabeth Weber
Position
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin Provenienzforschung
Phone
+49 (0)30 259 93 491
E-Mail
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