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Spice box inherited by Kurt Weber

POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Warsaw, Poland

This spice box, a container for besamim (aromatic spices), used during havdalah, the ceremony marking the end of Shabbat, was inherited by Kurt Weber from his parents. His mother most likely received it in Central Asia, where the Webers had been forcefully resettled during the Second World War.

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  • Title: Spice box inherited by Kurt Weber
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

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