Commemorative object honouring the victims of the Ninth Fort in Kaunas
Commemorative object honouring the victims of the Ninth Fort in Kaunas
Identity Statement
Context
Access Level
Closed Document, Open Description
Content and Structure
Abstract
The object was likely presented to Bronisław Geremek during his visit to the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, which hosts the Ninth Fort, a place of mass murder of a Jewish population during the Second World War.
Conditions of Access and Use
Languages
Lithuanian
Type of Archival Materials
Artifact
Allied Materials
Location of Originals
Notes
Notes and Remarks
The object of an irregular shape (height of 7cm) is placed in a green box (7.5/8.5/2cm). The face of the objec presents the wired Fort and a figure of a woman with a child and an inscription: 'Żydu katastrofai 50. Kauno IX Fortas' with a star of David.
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