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A person's hand holds an informational card, titled "LEVEL 5 SHOAH BULGARIAN H," in what appears to be a museum or exhibition setting in Athina, Greece. The card displays a series of historical black and white photographs of individuals and an exhibit of numbered artifacts. The main text on the card describes these artifacts as "representative of the personal wealth of the Jews living in the Bulgarian-occupied zone of Greece confiscated by the Bulgarian authorities." It notes that the owners were sent to the extermination camp of Treblinka on March 7, 1943. The display includes bonds, valuables, currency, and personal jewelry, with cloth bags still retaining wax seals and inventory inscriptions. The text highlights that "Most of the artifacts exhibited here bear recognizable Jewish names." Two photographs on the card are "enlarged from pictures found in two lockets." Below this, a numbered list identifies items visible in the background image: 1) Document cataloguing Bulgarian material (4/9/1942), Kavalla, 2) Envelope for cataloguing Bulgarian material, 3) Bulgarian document, 4) Personal effects, jewellery and valuables, 5) Gold opera glasses, 6) Silver box, 7) Woman's eyeglasses, 8) Austrian silver cup, 9) Silver napkin rings, 10) Cosmetic glass items with chrome top, 11) Map of Poland with concentration camps, 1939-45, donated by Mr. Esdra and Nana Moisi, and by Mrs. Adele Mano, and 12) Wooden Magen David from the exterior of the synagogue of Patras, removed prior to its demolition in 1979 and donated by the Central Board of the Jewish Communities of Greece. The card is oriented vertically, and the image is captured at a slight angle. At the bottom right, partial text reads, "PLEASE, RETURN THIS CARD TO ITS PLACE, A." The overall scene conveys a poignant historical narrative of loss and remembrance from the Holocaust.
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