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  4. Blanket that the Druks family took with them when they fled Oswiecim

Blanket that the Druks family took with them when they fled Oswiecim

They eventually reached Eretz Israel in late 1942 via Uzbekistan and Iran

The Druks family from Oswieçim – Iro, Lucja and their two small children, nine year old Adam and four year old Elinoar – fled eastwards to Lvov when the Germans invaded Poland. Lucja’s parents, Joachim (Hayim) and Josephina (Pepi) Liebermann, fled with them. Iro Druks’ family lived in Vienna and were deported from their homes to death camps during the war.

A blanket that the Druks family used to cover themselves at night. During the day it served as a sack to quickly transport their belongings when they travelled from place to place
A blanket that the Druks family used to cover themselves at night. During the day it served as a sack to quickly transport their belongings when they travelled from place to place

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Gift of Elinoar (Druks) Paleiov, Rehovot, and Adam Druks, Kfar Vradim, Israel

A blanket that the Druks family used to cover themselves at night. During the day it served as a sack to quickly transport their belongings when they travelled from place to place
Iro and Lucja Druks, August 1937
Iro and Lucja Druks, August 1937

Iro and Lucja Druks, August 1937
Adam and Elinoar Druks on holiday in the Carpathian mountains, 1937
Adam and Elinoar Druks on holiday in the Carpathian mountains, 1937

Adam and Elinoar Druks on holiday in the Carpathian mountains, 1937
Grandparents Haim and Pepi Lieberman, 1931
Grandparents Haim and Pepi Lieberman, 1931

Grandparents Haim and Pepi Lieberman, 1931
A sewing kit belonging to Pepi Liebermann
A sewing kit belonging to Pepi Liebermann

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Obsequio de Elinoar (Druks) Paleiov, Rejovot, y Adam Druks, Kfar Vradim, Israel

A sewing kit belonging to Pepi Liebermann
Clothing of Elinoar Druks
Clothing of Elinoar Druks

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Gift of Elinoar (Druks) Paleiov, Rehovot, and Adam Druks, Kfar Vradim, Israel

Clothing of Elinoar Druks
A sock that belonged to Joachim Hayim Liebermann, grandfather of Elinoar Druks
A sock that belonged to Joachim Hayim Liebermann, grandfather of Elinoar Druks

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Gift of Elinoar (Druks) Paleiov, Rehovot, and Adam Druks, Kfar Vradim, Israel

A sock that belonged to Joachim Hayim Liebermann, grandfather of Elinoar Druks
A cloth bag used to preserve Adam Druks’ documents
A cloth bag used to preserve Adam Druks’ documents

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Gift of Elinoar (Druks) Paleiov, Rehovot, and Adam Druks, Kfar Vradim, Israel

A cloth bag used to preserve Adam Druks’ documents
A postcard received in Russia by Pepi Liebermann in 1940 from her stepmother Rosa Kugel in Oswiecim
A postcard received in Russia by Pepi Liebermann in 1940 from her stepmother Rosa Kugel in Oswiecim

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Gift of Elinoar (Druks) Paleiov, Rehovot, and Adam Druks, Kfar Vradim, Israel

A postcard received in Russia by Pepi Liebermann in 1940 from her stepmother Rosa Kugel in Oswiecim
Personal items
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