A Family Heirloom from the Lodz Ghetto

Holocaust survivor Krysia Stopnicki finally got to hold a cherished possession that once belonged to her mother. Krysia is one of the few Jewish children born in the Lodz ghetto who miraculously survived. In spite of the gruelling conditions in the ghetto, Kyrsia's father Jacob gave her mother Tania a silver powder compact, trading his daily ration of bread for a gift to his beloved.
Tragically, her mother Tania passed away a year after the ghetto was liberated. After the war, Jacob gave the compact to a family friend who ultimately donated it to Yad Vashem. Recently, Yad Vashem researchers contacted Krysia in Canada, to let her know that her mother's compact was on display in the Holocaust History Museum.

Photos: Mother and Daughter, A Family Gathering and Portrait of a Couple, Henryk Ross, 1940-44 © Art Gallery of Ontario

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