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Slonim Jews' Association memorial bronze medal

Object | Accession Number: 2000.592.1.1
2000.592.1 front Slonim Jews' Association memorial bronze medal Click to enlarge 2000.592.1 back Slonim Jews' Association memorial bronze medal Click to enlarge 2000.592.1.2 front Slonim Jews' Association memorial bronze medal Click to enlarge
Date
issue:  1992
Language
English
Hebrew
Classification
Awards
Category
Medals
Object Type
Medals, Israeli (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Zvi Shefet

About This Object

Physical Description
Bronze memorial medal in memory of the Jewry of Slonim and vicinity issued by the Slonim Jews' Association in Israel. One side has views of buildings on fire and people fleeing with inscriptions in English and Hebrew, "In Memory of Slonim Jewry", "1372-1942." The other side has an image of an arm raising a rifle in front of a Star of David and barbed wire with inscription, "The 50 Anniversary of the Jewish Partisans Struggle."
.1-.2 are the orginal container holding the medal
Dimensions
overall: | Diameter: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
Materials
overall : metal

Keywords and Subjects

Corporate Name
Slonim Jews' Association.

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by Zvi Shefet for the Slonim Jews' Association.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 18:12:48
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