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Lot 290

Ketubah - Deggenderf D.P. Camp, 1945

Ketubah for the wedding of Moshe Wasserman with Rachel Landa. Deggenderg [October 1945].
Handwritten Ketubah. Several mistakes in the original Ketubah were corrected in pen (different ink). On the lower left side a round ink stamp: "Jewish Committee D.P. Camp 7 Deggenderf".
Some 2,000 Holocaust survivors lived in Deggenderf D.P. Camp after the war, most of them came from Threisenstadt on their way to Israel. Vibrant cultural activities took place in this camp: two papers, a theater group, synagogue, Mikveh and a Kosher kitchen. Even local currency was printed. 33X20 cm. Good condition. Folding marks, minor spots on borders.