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November 13, 2023

A Hebrew Pocket Watch from the Titanic

Sinai Kantor’s timepiece is now a collector’s item.

On Saturday, a British auction house took bids for a timepiece with Hebrew numbering that was found on the body of Sinai Kantor, one of the many passengers who didn’t survive the sinking of the Titanic. Jackie Hajdenberg writes:

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November 13, 2023

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