The coat of arms of the city of Kolbuszowa, adopted in 1785, depicts a friendly handshake between a Pole and a Jew. Above the hands is a crusader's cross and below, is a star of David. A white Polish eagle hovers above the red, white and blue shield (red and white for Poland; blue and white for the Jews). The coat of arms hung outside the city hall.
Photograph | Photograph Number: 67272
- Photographer
- Norman Salsitz
- Date
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Before 1939
- Locale
- Kolbuszowa, [Rzeszow; Rzeszow] Poland
- Variant Locale
- Kolbishov
- Photo Designation
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LIFE BEFORE THE HOLOCAUST -- Poland -- Political/Cultural Life
- Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Norman Salsitz
The coat of arms of the city of Kolbuszowa, adopted in 1785, depicts a friendly handshake between a Pole and a Jew. Above the hands is a crusader's cross and below, is a star of David. A white Polish eagle hovers above the red, white and blue shield (red and white for Poland; blue and white for the Jews). The coat of arms hung outside the city hall.
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Record last modified: 2001-01-18 00:00:00
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