Bearing Witness: Stories Behind the Artifacts in the Yad Vashem Museum Collection

The Surviving Remnant

For the surviving remnant, six years of war were followed by the long and arduous road towards rehabilitation. There were some who never managed to recover and start life anew. Others, armed with nothing but their indomitable human spirit, succeeded in building a new life out of the ruins.

The artifacts in this section bridge the period between Holocaust and Rebirth, in many cases echoing the birth of the State of Israel.

Miniature tombstone made by Katriel Wertzberger in a detainment camp in Cyprus in memory of his murdered parents
Miniature tombstone made by Katriel Wertzberger in a detainment camp in Cyprus in memory of his murdered parents
A Chess game that Arie Klein from Tiszasuly, Hungary made in 1946 in the British camp where he was detained as a Ma’apil.
The Detention Camp Chess Boards