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The shofar was made in advance of Rosh Hashana 5704 (1943) by Moshe (Ben-Dov) Winterter who was an inmate in the camp and worked in the metal workshop of the armaments factory.
A shofar that was crafted in preparation for the Jewish New Year in the Skarżysko-Kamienna forced labor camp in Poland, 1943
Moshe Winterter (Ben-Dov), who endangered his life to craft the shofar in the Skarżysko-Kamienna camp
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