Golden Cross

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Title

Golden Cross

Subject

date unknown

Description

The Polish Underground gave Selma a gold and ebony inlaid cross when Samuel (her father) first sought false papers in hopes of disguising her. Their first attempt to receive false papers failed, and Lina (her mother) wisely used the money to purchase goods for hiding the family at Hela's cottage.

Creator

On loan from the collection of Selma Rossen and Edith Shapiro

Source

Temple Sinai's Holocaust Remembrance Center

Files

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Citation

On loan from the collection of Selma Rossen and Edith Shapiro , “Golden Cross,” Drew University Library Special Collections, accessed December 27, 2024, http://omeka.drew.edu/items/show/1177.