Medal issued by Yad Vashem

Object | Accession Number: 1992.72.1 a

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Medal issued by Yad Vashem

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Medal issued by Yad Vashem

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Date: issue: 1990 September 10
Language: Hebrew
English
French
Classification: Awards
Category: Medals
Object Type: Medals, Israeli (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Rudy Appel

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Physical Description: Medal (a) and wooden case (b) awarded to Juliette Usach by Yad Vashem. On one side is an inscription in Hebrew, "Whoever saves one soul, it as if he saved an entire world," and a globe, wrapped in barbed wire, held aloft by a pair of hands. On the other side is an inscription in English and French, "As a token of appreciation from the Jewish people to Juliette Usach." There is a drawing of Yad Vashem and an inscription in French, "Whoever saves one soul, it as if he saved the entire world." Dated September 10, 1990. Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Dimensions: 0.200 in. (0.508 cm.)
Materials: overall : metal
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Rudy Appel.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
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