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When the Bader family was deported from Kyjov to
Theresienstadt, they had to walk a distance of a few
kilometers from the train station to the ghetto. Each member of the
family was carrying a number of household items, except for 10 year
old Vera who was carrying only her beloved doll Ivanka. Annoyed that
his sister wasn’t carrying more items, Jerzy grabbed the doll out of
Vera’s arms and flung her to the side of the road. Miraculously, the
German guard who accompanied the family allowed Vera to retrieve her
doll. As a result of being thrown, the doll’s head was damaged
(see picture above). Along with her beloved doll, Vera safeguarded
toys left to her by friends who were deported from Theresienstadt to
Auschwitz (see below). She recently donated these precious
items to Yad Vashem's Historical Museum. |
