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A scroll of the Book of Esther, found in Vilna after the war

A shell casing containing a scroll of the Book of Esther found in Vilna after the war
A shell casing containing a scroll of the Book of Esther found in Vilna after the war

Yad Vashem Artifacts Collection
Gift of Marysa Katznelson, Israel

A shell casing containing a scroll of the Book of Esther found in Vilna after the war
A scroll of the Book of Esther, found in Vilna after the war
A scroll of the Book of Esther, found in Vilna after the war

Yad Vashem Artifacts Collection
Gift of Marysa Katznelson, Israel

A scroll of the Book of Esther, found in Vilna after the war
A yad (pointer) for a Torah scroll
A yad (pointer) for a Torah scroll

Yad Vashem Artifacts Collection
Gift of Marysa Katznelson, Israel

A yad (pointer) for a Torah scroll
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Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum

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