Moshe Yidel Gelbart Funeral Memorial Album, Book 1

Title:

Moshe Yidel Gelbart Funeral Memorial Album, Book 1

Date:

1935

Creator (Personal):

Geldbart

Description:

This memorial photograph album documents the funeral of Moshe Yidel Gelbart. Gelbart died of appendicitis on February 25, 1935, in Mogielnica, Poland. The album, made of fabric and paper, contains black and white photographs that chronicle Gelbart's funeral procession, his casket, mourners, and gravesite, including an image of Gelbart with his wife and son eight days before his death. The cover of this book pictures a broken candle and a broken tree, symbolic of a life cut short. Each page includes decorative labels in Hebrew. This album was given to one of his two brothers, George Goldberg or Israel Geldbart, in South Carolina.

Collection Title:

Goldberg Family Papers, 1902-1953

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Images

Biographical Note:

Moshe Yidel Gelbart was born in 1897 to Chaim and Tobe Mindel Gelbart of Mogielnica, Poland. The Gelbarts had seven children total: daughters Sore Rivkah and Shafa; and sons Yisroel, Moshe Yidel, Fishl, Ruven, and Gershon. Moshe Yidel died February 25, 1935 from appendicitis. The rest of the family, except for Yisroel (Israel) and Gershon (George) who immigrated to the United States, perished during the Holocaust.

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Gelbart, Moshe Yidel, 1897-1935

Topical Subject:

Jewish mourning customs -- Poland and Jewish funeral rites and ceremonies -- Poland

Geographic Subject:

Mogielnica (Poland)

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

Hebrew

Shelving Locator:

Mss 1051

Date Digital:

2011-08-01

Digitization Specifications:

Scanned with Epson Perfection, 800 ppi, 24-bit color. Archival tiff image available.

Copyright Status Statement:

Copyright status undetermined.

Access Information:

For more information, contact Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries, 66 George Street, Charleston SC 29424.

Admin ID:

23784