Three Generations Reunite With Miniature Bible Written in Lodz Ghetto During Holocaust
How 3 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
By יוני קמפינסקי
First reported by Behadrei Haredim · Jul 26, 2026
What happened
Three generations of the Knobel family reunited at Yad Vashem to view a miniature Bible written by Shlomo Knobel in the Lodz Ghetto during the Holocaust, rediscovered decades after being thought lost. The Bible, completed in 1943, features micrographic art and was gifted to Judenrat leader Chaim Rumkowski. The family immigrated to Israel in 1972, and the Bible was recovered in 1983 by a survivor who donated it to Yad Vashem. The recent visit marked a poignant family moment ahead of a bar mitzvah.
- 01Shlomo Knobel wrote a miniature Bible in micrography in the Lodz Ghetto during WWII.
- 02The Bible, about matchbox-sized, was completed in 1943 and gifted to Judenrat leader Rumkowski.
- 03The Knobel family believed the Bible lost until it was found in the ghetto ruins and donated to Yad Vashem in 1983.
- 04Knobel was reunited with his Bible 41 years after its creation following identification in 1984.
- 05Three generations of the Knobel family recently visited Yad Vashem to see the Bible before a bar mitzvah.
- 06The Bible includes 85 pages with micrographic illustrations, including a portrait of Rumkowski.
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