Gift of Celia Levinsky

Id no. 810.90, Jewelry

1944, Skarzysko, Poland

Created by:  Myer Wagshlag

Subject(s):  Camps, Friendship

Myer Wagshlag, a forced laborer in the German-run Hasag ammunitions factory, made this ring for Tzirl (Cyrla/Celia) Zelasna. Myer and his brother David were jewelers before the war. The ring has Zelasna?s initials engraved on it, a C superimposed on a Z, and says ?Hasag 1944.? After spending years wearing inmates? clothing and shoes, it was treasured as a personal possession.

Discover more about this artifact and other stories from the Museum?s collection in, ?To Life: 36 Stories of Memory and Hope? http://www.pickmanmuseumshop.com/tolif36storo.html.