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The Enduring Mystery of Lost WWI German Gold in Israel
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A World War I German gold treasure, reportedly buried in Ottoman-ruled Palestine in 1918, has been the subject of a decades-long mystery in Israel. Initially brought to light in 1964 by a Holocaust survivor with documents claiming to pinpoint its location, the treasure's existence and whereabouts have since been disputed by various accounts. Investigations in the 1990s and anecdotal evidence suggest the gold may have been found and distributed by local villagers in 1918, rather than remaining buried, though its ultimate fate remains unconfirmed.
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- A 1918 German WWI gold treasure's location was reportedly revealed by documents found by Holocaust survivor Moshe Sakshidlek.
- Shimon Peres, then Defense Ministry director-general, examined Sakshidlek's documents in 1954 but negotiations stalled.
- Journalist Haviv Knaan proposed in 1994 that there were two hidden caches, with one near Jenin.
- Earlier searches for the treasure were conducted by German groups in 1924 and British officials noted activity.
- Local villagers from Yafia claimed in 1994 to have found and distributed the gold in 1918.
- The ultimate fate and location of the 200 kilograms of WWI German gold remain unconfirmed.
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