{"product_id":"mi-polin-bronze-mezuzah-lowicz-ul-browarna-11","title":"Mi Polin Bronze Mezuzah - LOWICZ, UL. BROWARNA 11","description":"\u003cspan class=\"productDescription\" id=\"ctl00_OXContent_dgProdInfo_ctl02_label4\"\u003eThis joyful fiddler will welcome all who enter with warmth and a lifted spirit. Crafted in cast bronze and includes the kosher prayer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCast bronze. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4.25\" long, 1.25\" wide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMade in Poland\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis mezuzah is a part of the Mi Polin \"Mezuzah From This Home\" project. This project commemorates the Jewish life of pre-war Poland by taking mezuzah casts from the door frames of once Jewish homes. They symbolize the emptiness of now vacant homes, the remembrance of those who lived there, and the reclaiming of the mezuzah, which for years remained empty but now can fulfill its role in Judaica at home.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEach mezuzah is cast in bronze with a Shin and the area which it was cast from engraved on the side. It also has an open space in the back for a scroll.The kosher scroll is not included.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn 1940, during the German Nazi Occupation of Poland, German authorities established a Jewish ghetto in Łowicz, in order to confine its Jewish population for the purpose of persecution and exploitation. The ghetto was liquidated in March 1941, when all its 8,000–8,200 inhabitants were transported in cattle trucks to Warsaw Ghetto. From there, most victims were sent to Treblinka extermination camp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 14th May 1940 an order was passed regarding the creation of a ghetto in Łowicz. Browarna Street was located within the boundaries of the ghetto. Documents in the archives of the Jewish Historic Institute state that during the war, Chaja and Josef Ettinger resettled from Łódź and Sara Rembielińska from Konstantynów as children and that they used Centos Soup Kitchen. Centos was the National Society for the Care of Orphans while living at 11, Browarna St. The Blau family – Josek and Hela with their parents Sumer and Mirel, who during the war resided at 11, Browanrna St. are noted on the list of refugees from Włocławek. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMi Polin means “from Poland” in Hebrew. Mi Polin is the first brand that designs and produces Judaica in Poland since the end of World War II, the Holocaust, and 45 years of communism. Mi Polin is a contemporary design studio specializing in Jewish objects, branding for Jewish institutions, and graphic design. Their design refers to \"hiddur micva\", which demands that ritual artifacts be beautiful, but also emphasizes their multi-faceted nature. Mi Polin was founded by Aleksander Prugar and Helena Czernek. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mi Polin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40701597286557,"sku":"7-847384009890","price":310.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/6574\/2237\/products\/mi-polin-bronze-mezuzah-lowicz-ul-browarna-11-847384009925-7607669.jpg?v=1773699850","url":"https:\/\/shoptheweitzman.org\/products\/mi-polin-bronze-mezuzah-lowicz-ul-browarna-11","provider":"The Weitzman Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}