Mandolin that Leon Rosen took with him when he escaped to the forests and was imprisoned in Soviet labor camps

Leon Rosen from Siedlice, Poland, received the mandolin as a child. During the war, Leon escaped to the forests in the Bialystok region, taking his mandolin with him. It served him well in the forests and later on in the labor camps in Soviet territory.

In 1949, Leon immigrated to Israel with his wife, Rachel and his son Moshe. He played the mandolin throughout his life.

Yad Vashem Artifacts Collection
Donated by Rivka Biton, Gan Yavne, Israel