In Memory of Polish Jewry Medal

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The back / reverse show the words: “Yah’dut Polin” (Polish Jewry) formed by desecrated Jewish tombstones.  In the background is the burning shtetl – the typically Jewish little provincial town – accentuated by a lit Menorah and a fleeing refugee, as the symbol of destruction.  The inscription on the border surrounding the medal reads: “Saw you weltering in your blood” (Ezekiel 16, 6).  This refers to the abhorrent appearance of the destruction but G-d has decreed that the Jews should live.  M’drash (Pirke d’ R, Eliezer XXIX)