Sports medal awarded to a young female Polish Jewish athlete during the 1935 Maccabi Games 2008.327.2 front
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, United States
Medal awarded to 16 year-old Liza (Leah) Grochowska in the Maccabi Games in 1935. She competed in basketball and track and field. She and her family lived in Bialystok, Poland. Her older brother Alexander emigrated to Palestine in 1935, and Liza joined him there in 1938. Her parents, Joseph and Lova, and her younger sister, Chaya, were deported in 1943 to Auschwitz concentration camp where they perished. In 1947, Leah emigrated to the United States.
Medal awarded to 16 year-old Liza (Leah) Grochowska in the Maccabi Games in 1935. She competed in basketball and track and field. She and her family lived in Bialystok, Poland. Her older brother Alexander emigrated to Palestine in 1935, and Liza joined him there in 1938. Her parents, Joseph and Lova, and her younger sister, Chaya, were deported in 1943 to Auschwitz concentration camp where they perished. In 1947, Leah emigrated to the United States.
- Title: Sports medal awarded to a young female Polish Jewish athlete during the 1935 Maccabi Games 2008.327.2 front
- Location: Palestine--Emigration and immigration. Poland--Emigration and immigration., Palestine--Emigration and immigration. Poland--Emigration and immigration.
- Provenance: The sports medallion was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Leah Grochowska Gutman., The sports medallion was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Leah Grochowska Gutman.
- Subject Keywords: Jewish children--Poland--Bialystok. Jews--Poland--Bialystok. Jews--Sports--Poland--History., Jewish children--Poland--Bialystok. Jews--Poland--Bialystok. Jews--Sports--Poland--History.
- Type: Awards, Awards
- Rights: Permanent Collection, Permanent Collection
- External Link: See the full record at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, See the full record at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Medium: Shield-shaped, silver-colored metal medal. The front border is engraved with a Star of David and Hebrew text and numbers. Attached at the top is a 4 link chain; within the links is a flower with a small silver bead in each center. The reverse has engraved Hebrew text in the corners., Shield-shaped, silver-colored metal medal. The front border is engraved with a Star of David and Hebrew text and numbers. Attached at the top is a 4 link chain; within the links is a flower with a small silver bead in each center. The reverse has engraved Hebrew text in the corners.
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