 | In reference to my post from last week, I unfortunately found out that the Yad I found in a German antique store is a forgery. I was able to get in contact with one of the curators of a Jewish museum here in Germany and they were able to identify the Yad as such, informing me that forgeries of antique Russian Judaica in particular were popular in Europe in the 1980s and 1990s. That’s left me feeling a bit disappointed. I am talking with the curator about what I can do with it and a local trusted jeweler to determine the worth of the item – seeing as it’s a forgery, I am sure that also calls into question its silver content. All this to say, my original plan of donating it to a Synagogue is off the table – I could not in good conscience do that with a forged item. Nonetheless, maybe it can still find a good use once I have more information and guidance as to what to do. I wanted to make sure to update the subreddit at the very least. Thanks again to everyone who responded to the original post!
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