Comb with row of teeth at upper and lower edges, pierced for hanging. Engraved in Hebrew, on front: “Holy Burial Society of the Holy Congregation of Nyashava;” in German on back: “Getto Litzmannstadt 1941.” W: 91mm. Stained

Estimate: $1,200–$1,500
Hammer price: $1,700

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ALUMINUM COMB FOR BURIAL SOCIETY Lodz, 1941

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The Polish town of Lodz was renamed by the Nazis Litzmanstadt where they established an infamous ghetto Despite desperate conditions, Jewish communal life continued whenever possible; this Burial Society comb serves as such testimony

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Comb with row of teeth at upper and lower edges, pierced for hanging. Engraved in Hebrew, on front: “Holy Burial Society of the Holy Congregation of Nyashava;” in German on back: “Getto Litzmannstadt 1941.” W: 91mm. Stained

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