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  5. Truncheon that young Shlomo Resnik took from a German soldier's vehicle on the day he was liberated from the Dachau concentration camp

Truncheon that young Shlomo Resnik took from a German soldier's vehicle on the day he was liberated from the Dachau concentration camp

Truncheon belonging to an SS man that Shlomo Resnik took on the day he was liberated at Dachau
Truncheon belonging to an SS man that Shlomo Resnik took on the day he was liberated at Dachau

Yad Vashem Artifacts Collection
Courtesy of Shlomo Resnik, Netanya, Israel

Truncheon belonging to an SS man that Shlomo Resnik took on the day he was liberated at Dachau
Meir Resnik's metal bowl, used in the Dachau camp
Meir Resnik's metal bowl, used in the Dachau camp

Yad Vashem Artifacts Collection
Courtesy of Shlomo Resnik, Netanya, Israel

Meir Resnik's metal bowl, used in the Dachau camp
Shlomo Resnik after his liberation at Dachau
Shlomo Resnik after his liberation at Dachau

Shlomo Resnik after his liberation at Dachau
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Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum

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