Hebrew Pocket Watch From Titanic Hits Auction Block For $20K

Just recently, a Hebrew inscribed timepiece, that belonged to Sinai Kantor - a Russian immigrant who perished along with 1503 other passengers aboard the doomed ship - was put up for auction This coming Saturday, the century-old watch, will sell at the Heritage Auctions, starting at $20,000 The newly publicized relic sheds light on the little-known Jewish history behind the British Passenger Liner.

The face of the pocket watch features Moses holding the Ten Commandments with muscled arms and the back of the watch has Hebrew letters 1 through 12 "This timepiece with Hebrew characters is a touching reminder that we Jews were there," said Marshall Weiss, editor and publisher of The Dayton Jewish Observer "A watch is a display item, and a watch with a Hebrew face with Moses on the back was something you wanted to have noticed," Jonathan Sarna, professor of American Jewish history at Brandeis University, told the Religion News Service.

For Kantore, his watch was not merely a time-telling device, but a way of telling people that he was proud to be a Jew. . Source