Judaica / Zionism - Germany, Medal of the Brit Trumpeldor Club, 1948

Judaica / Zionism - Germany, Medal of the Brit Trumpeldor Club, 1948 A medal issued in Germany for the Brit Trumpeldor club, a Zionist youth organization active among Jewish survivors in the post-war period. The medal was likely awarded during a local sporting or ceremonial event of the branch. Obverse: A portrait of a Jewish man, with a Hebrew inscription around the rim: "לרגן בהתה, אדר תש"ח, רויות פינג פונג" This inscription includes a dedication, the Hebrew month of Adar, and a reference to a ping-pong competition of the club. Reverse: A seven-branched menorah appears at the center. Around it is the Hebrew inscription: "ברית תרומפלדור בגרמניה, קן בהידנהים" The inscription refers to the local branch (Ken) of the Brit Trumpeldor movement in the city of Heidenheim, Germany. Made of silvered base metal. Weight: 23.147 g Diameter: 40 mm