Charms made by Vapniarka prisoners
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The charms were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by David Kessler, the son of Arthur Kessler.
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Charms made by Vapniarka prisoners
a: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 1.380 inches (3.505 cm)
b: Height: 1.130 inches (2.87 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
c: Height: 0.810 inches (2.057 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 1.380 inches (3.505 cm)
Handmade charms given as gift to Dr. Arthur Kessler, who was interned and worked at Vapniarka concentration camp in Transnistria. The charms (a handmade metal bucket and crutch on a fabric chain, plus an additional crutch), were made and given to him by prisoners at Vapniarka.
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Three metal charms, two of which, a bucket and crutch, are attached to a yarn chain (a). There is also a separate crutch charm (b) The charms are housed inside a cardboard box (c)