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A Very Special Bear

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, United States

Jews fleeing Nazi Germany were not permitted to take valuables with them; so, Hans Butzke’s mother sewed items, including a ring and possibly pearls, inside his bear when they emigrated to Panama. The bear still wears Hans’ baby clothes.

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