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The story of Berta Hadda’s kilim told by her great-grandson Daniel Ljunggren, Sweden.
Language versions:
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TIMELINE
- 1936: Tapestry is created at the Jewish school in Breslau – a collaborative work by Berta Hadda and her pupils.
Breslau, Germany
- 1940s: Tapestry is handed over together with clothes and other belongings to Berta’s brother Fritz, non-Jewish, who lived in the small village of Peisterwitz/Bystrzyca near Breslau/Wrocław.
Peisterwitz, Germany
- 1945: Tapestry is returned to Berta by a German woman in Peisterwitz/Bystrzyca who acquired it after the looting of the family’s home at the end of the war.
Peisterwitz, Germany
- 1948: Berta Hadda brings the tapestry to Rishon LeZion, Israel where it decorates her family house for the next 70 years.
Rishon LeZion, Israel
- 2018: Tapestry is handed over to a family member, Don Aviv of New York, who brings it with him to the US and renovates it. The tapestry is too fragile to travel.
New York, USA
Polish narrator: Paweł Romańczuk
Photo: SOE Studio
See also description and 3D model (EDUCATION):