Comb with row of teeth at upper and lower edges, pierced for hanging. Engraved in Hebrew, on front: “Holy Burial Society of the Holy Congregation of Nyashava;” in German on back: “Getto Litzmannstadt 1941.” W: 91mm. Stained
AUCTION 7 |
Tuesday, June 22nd,
1999 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The Property of Various Owners
Lot 139
ALUMINUM COMB FOR BURIAL SOCIETY
Lodz, 1941
Comb with row of teeth at upper and lower edges, pierced for hanging. Engraved in Hebrew, on front: “Holy Burial Society of the Holy Congregation of Nyashava;” in German on back: “Getto Litzmannstadt 1941.” W: 91mm. Stained
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $1,700
The Polish town of Lodz was renamed by the Nazis Litzmanstadt where they established an infamous ghetto Despite desperate conditions, Jewish communal life continued whenever possible; this Burial Society comb serves as such testimony