1 page containing a watercolor drawing of a domed stone house (of the “Rachel’s Tomb” design) in beige, in a desert setting with three palm trees (brown trunk and green leaves), a man leading a Bactrian (two-humped) camel in the back (all black), and a rising sun (yellow and orange over blue sky with a few white clouds). Lower right hand corner is torn off, with some missing text and image. Handwritten text on the bottom.

Hanukkah Presentation Poster

Vilna Ghetto, 1942. Watercolor poster.

Small poster in watercolor announcing the Hebrew Chanukah presentation entitled: “Hadliku Ha-Nerot” performed at the Ghetto Theater by the “Yeladim” Children’s Transport Brigade. December 6th, 1942.

Digitization of this artifact has been made possible by the Edward Blank YIVO Vilna Online Collections project.

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