Israeli medallion with case issued to commemorate Jewish resistance during WWII
- Date
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issue:
1983
- Geography
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issue:
Israel
- Classification
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Awards
- Category
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Medals
- Object Type
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Medals, Israeli (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Joel Forman
Medallion with presentation case issued by the State of Israel in 1983 at the World Assembly to Commemorate Jewish Resistance and Combat During World War II. It features a man and a woman with a large Star of David, the symbol of the World Assembly, and a bible verse, Isaiah 30:15. It was designed by Assaf Berg and engraved by Tidhar Dagan.
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