Gold pendant with the initials of a girl and her parents from her aunt

Gold pendant sent by Inda Leah Lypski to her 8 year old niece Rose Mary Stine in Indiana for the occasion of Rose Mary’s brother’s bar mitzvah in 1923. The pendant is engraved with the initials of Rose Mary, her father Jacob, and her mother Fanny, Inda’s sister who left Russia for America in 1907. Inda and her husband Aaron owned a jewelry store in Warsaw, Poland. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland and, in October 1940, established the Warsaw ghetto. Inda died in the ghetto in 1940. Inda’s family and her sister Pesza also perished in the ghetto. Inda Leja Lypski was born in 1878 in Suwalki, Russia (now Poland), to Mejer and Chana Rywka Epsztejn Lypski. She had two sisters, Pesza and Fejga. In 1907, Inda’s sister Fejga immigrated to the United States and changed her name to Fanny. Inda married and lived in Warsaw. Inda and her husband Aaron owned a jewelry store. Circa 1930, Inda went to the US to visit Fanny, her husband Jacob Stine, and their children. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. German troops entered Warsaw on September 29. In October 1940, the Germans established the Warsaw ghetto, which was sealed in November. Inda died in the ghetto in 1940. Inda’s family and her sister Pesza also perished in the ghetto. No restrictions on access