Jewish Prayer Book
Object Details
- Herstein, Sergeant Jules
- Description
- Physical Description
- Abridged Prayer Book for Jews in the Armed Forces of the United States, in drab green boards, 360 pp.
- Specific History
- This prayer book was owned by Sergeant Jules Herstein. He listed his military service on the inside back cover. He served five years from his induction in June 1940 until his discharge on December 5, 1945.
- associated dates
- 1940-06-01-1945-12-05
- ID Number
- 1993.0505.01
- catalog number
- 1993.0505.01
- accession number
- 1993.0505
- Object Name
- book
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- fabric (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- olive green (overall color)
- Measurements
- average spatial: 8.58 cm x 13.3 cm; x 3 3/8 in x 5 1/4 in
- used
- United States: California
- United States: Hawaii
- Japan: Tōkyō, Iwo Jima
- associated place
- United States: Minnesota, Minneapolis
- United States: Minnesota, St. Paul
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Religion
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- Exhibition
- Price of Freedom
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Judaism
- related event
- World War II
- The Great Depression and World War II
- Record ID
- nmah_1157054
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-f40c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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