Dnipro Holocaust Museum Adds Unique Exhibits
The Jewish Museum in Dnipro celebrated its eleventh anniversary with a special program, which enriched it with 11 new exhibits. Museum researchers presented a story about two of them • Full Article Photos
The Jewish Museum in Dnipro celebrated its eleventh anniversary with a special program, which enriched it with 11 new exhibits.
Museum researchers presented a story about two of them.
These are two medallions from the Lodz Ghetto, shaped like the Star of David and an open palm – Hamsa, donated by Hanna Nechpal from Kakhovka (Kherson region).
This is the story told by their owner: “I belong to the generation that was told about the war and its horrors [the medallions were donated before the full-scale war between Russia and Ukraine]. I am deep into this topic and understand what was behind such medallions… My grandfather was sent to a labor camp during the war, and my grandmother worked hard. There are deceased soldiers in my family. That’s why I treat everything related to that time very carefully.”
Hanna Leonidivna saw a publication on a private antique dealer’s page about the sale of two medallions from 1943, shaped like stars and palms. According to the specialist, these items originated from the Lodz Ghetto in Poland, as they were found during the repair of a building that was once located on the ghetto’s territory. The medallions are engraved with the inscription: “Getto Lodsch.” And the year – 1943…
In our time, Hamsa (a protective amulet in the form of a palm symbolizing luck and happiness) is associated with the Jewish people, just like the Star of David. In Hitler’s Germany and the occupied territories, all Jewish males and females over 10 were obliged to wear the Star of David as an identification mark. It was usually sewn onto a special armband or directly onto clothing.
Hanna Leonidivna further explained: “The price for them (for such items) was ridiculous, so I acquired them to donate to a special museum- as a memory of those who went through war and didn’t survive till the victory. I also thing that private collections are not the place for such objects”.
“This priceless gift took its proud place among the other exhibits of the Museum”
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