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Child's Sweater Worn in Hiding [LCID: 20151kwr]
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Child's Sweater Worn in Hiding

During the 1943 liquidation of the Lvov ghetto, dozens of Jews fled into the city sewers to escape death. Eight-year-old Krystyna Chiger (later Kristine Keren) hid with her family and 16 others beneath the city's streets for 14 months, during which she wore this sweater.

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ghettos hiding occupied Poland Lvov children hidden children belongings
  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Marian and Kristine Keren

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