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"Maccabi" cap belonging to cyclist Moshe Cukierman, member of the Bar-Kochba sports club in Lodz, Poland

A large collection of medals, newspaper clippings, travel diaries and photographs that were donated to the Yad Vashem Artifacts Collection, document the impressive sporting activities of Cukierman and his friends, Jewish cyclists from Poland, prior to World War II. Moshe and his friends trained with the Bar Kochba and Maccabi Lodz Jewish sports clubs, and participated in competitions throughout the 1920s and '30s.

Bicyclist Moshe Cukierman's Maccabi cap
Bicyclist Moshe Cukierman's Maccabi cap

Bicyclist Moshe Cukierman's Maccabi cap
Moshe Cukierman, a member of the Bar Kochba sports club in Lodz, Poland beside his bicycle, early 1920s
Moshe Cukierman, a member of the Bar Kochba sports club in Lodz, Poland beside his bicycle, early 1920s

Moshe Cukierman, a member of the Bar Kochba sports club in Lodz, Poland beside his bicycle, early 1920s
Medals that were awarded to Moshe Cukierman, captain of the cycling team of the Bar Kochba sports club in Lodz during the 1920s and '30s
Medals that were awarded to Moshe Cukierman, captain of the cycling team of the Bar Kochba sports club in Lodz during the 1920s and '30s

Medals that were awarded to Moshe Cukierman, captain of the cycling team of the Bar Kochba sports club in Lodz during the 1920s and '30s
International membership card of the Cyclists' Association in the name of Moshe Cukierman, member of the Bar Kochba sports club in Lodz, 1925
International membership card of the Cyclists' Association in the name of Moshe Cukierman, member of the Bar Kochba sports club in Lodz, 1925

International membership card of the Cyclists' Association in the name of Moshe Cukierman, member of the Bar Kochba sports club in Lodz, 1925
Moshe Cukierman, member of the Bar Kochba sports club, Lodz, Poland, 1924
Moshe Cukierman, member of the Bar Kochba sports club, Lodz, Poland, 1924

Moshe Cukierman, member of the Bar Kochba sports club, Lodz, Poland, 1924
Moshe Cukierman (third from right) with his friends from the Bar Kochba sports club in Lodz, 1924
Moshe Cukierman (third from right) with his friends from the Bar Kochba sports club in Lodz, 1924

Moshe Cukierman (third from right) with his friends from the Bar Kochba sports club in Lodz, 1924
Moshe Cukierman (marked in blue) and fellow riders from the Bar Kochba sports club at the starting line of a race, Lodz, 1924
Moshe Cukierman (marked in blue) and fellow riders from the Bar Kochba sports club at the starting line of a race, Lodz, 1924

Moshe Cukierman (marked in blue) and fellow riders from the Bar Kochba sports club at the starting line of a race, Lodz, 1924
Cyclists from the Bar Kochba sports club team, Lodz, 1926. Moshe Cukierman is standing on the right
Cyclists from the Bar Kochba sports club team, Lodz, 1926. Moshe Cukierman is standing on the right

Cyclists from the Bar Kochba sports club team, Lodz, 1926. Moshe Cukierman is standing on the right
  Moshe Cukierman (standing front, fifth from left) with his fellow cyclists from the Bar Kochba sports club, Lodz, 1925
Moshe Cukierman (standing front, fifth from left) with his fellow cyclists from the Bar Kochba sports club, Lodz, 1925

  Moshe Cukierman (standing front, fifth from left) with his fellow cyclists from the Bar Kochba sports club, Lodz, 1925
Group photo of the Bar Kochba sports club cyclists, Lodz, 1930. Moshe Cukierman is standing fifth from the left
Group photo of the Bar Kochba sports club cyclists, Lodz, 1930. Moshe Cukierman is standing fifth from the left

Group photo of the Bar Kochba sports club cyclists, Lodz, 1930. Moshe Cukierman is standing fifth from the left
Moshe Cukierman (second from right) decorated with medals that he won in cycling competitions, Lodz, 1930
Moshe Cukierman (second from right) decorated with medals that he won in cycling competitions, Lodz, 1930

Moshe Cukierman (second from right) decorated with medals that he won in cycling competitions, Lodz, 1930
Moshe Cukierman, captain of the Bar Kochba sports club cycling team, Lodz, leading a group of cyclists who cycled 240 km from Lodz to Warsaw and back for a competition held in Warsaw
Moshe Cukierman, captain of the Bar Kochba sports club cycling team, Lodz, leading a group of cyclists who cycled 240 km from Lodz to Warsaw and back for a competition held in Warsaw

Moshe Cukierman, captain of the Bar Kochba sports club cycling team, Lodz, leading a group of cyclists who cycled 240 km from Lodz to Warsaw and back for a competition held in Warsaw
The founding of the cycling team of the Bar Kochba sports club in Lodz, December 23rd, 1926
The founding of the cycling team of the Bar Kochba sports club in Lodz, December 23rd, 1926

The founding of the cycling team of the Bar Kochba sports club in Lodz, December 23rd, 1926
Page from Moshe Cukierman's travel diary documenting a 500 km cycling trip in the Kielce district in 1926. Included are official stamps from places along the way as well as descriptions of events that occurred en route
Page from Moshe Cukierman's travel diary documenting a 500 km cycling trip in the Kielce district in 1926. Included are official stamps from places along the way as well as descriptions of events that occurred en route

Page from Moshe Cukierman's travel diary documenting a 500 km cycling trip in the Kielce district in 1926. Included are official stamps from places along the way as well as descriptions of events that occurred en route
Moshe Cukierman's membership card for the Bar Kochba sports club in Lodz, 1924
Moshe Cukierman's membership card for the Bar Kochba sports club in Lodz, 1924

Moshe Cukierman's membership card for the Bar Kochba sports club in Lodz, 1924