Yad Vashem’s Jubilee Year Stamp

The set of two stamps issued September 2003, depict a teddy bear wearing the yellow Star of David, symbol of Nazi Holocaust persecution, superimposed on the face of a document, issued by Yad Vashem, called “page of testimony.” The “Forced Jewish Laborers” stamp presents a list of workers in the “Hassag” factory, Skarzysko Kamienna, Poland. The stamp teddy bear motif commemorates a toy that accompanied a young girl during the Holocaust while she and her family were fleeing from Transylvania to Siberia. The souvenir sheet was issued in September, 2003.The souvenir sheet together with an information sheet are enclosed in a plastic protection sheet.