How a love letter told the story of the murder of a nation
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A postcard sent by Lola Bergman from Krakow, Poland, to Jacob Rosenblum, a Jew living in Bucharest, Romania, in Aug 1943 seems to contain only a brief message. On further investigation, it is found to contain a message written in invisible ink. This details horrific conditions in a concentration camp, probably Plaszow, located near Krakow. The card, which was obtained in the 1970s in Bucharest by Theodore Feldman, who himself survived a concentration camp, is now in the hands of the International Centre of Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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Samaritans held to ransom in battle for survival
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There are only 583 Samaritans in the world, and their language, history and culture are extremely important to them. For this reason, they attach great value to their ancient manuscripts, regarding them as a symbol of their community's existence. Two of their 700-year-old scrolls were stolen from their synagogue in Nablus in the West Bank in 1995, and the thieves are demanding a ransom of $1 million. The Samaritans cannot afford to pay this sum.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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