Gold Jewelry Hidden During Holocaust Found at Auschwitz Museum

24 May 2016
Holocaust

From Haaretz:

A gold ring and necklace, hidden inside an enamel mug that the Nazis had confiscated from a family deported to the Auschwitz death camp, were found recently at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, the museum has announced.

The museum put the items on display on Tuesday.

Curators discovered during maintenance work that the mug had a double bottom concealing the jewelry.

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