us-005578-irn501465-irn522579
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archival history: The sash was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Dr. Fred Laufer and Lawrence Laufer, the sons of Charles Laufer.
biographical history: Charles Laufer was born Sally Borgenicht on January 5, 1910, as a Polish citizen in Berlin. His parents, Löbl Laufer (also known as Löbl Borgenicht) and Sara Güttla Borgenicht (also known as Sabina Laufer), were also both Polish citizens. He attended primary and secondary school in Berlin and was apprenticed at a couple of clothing manufacturers before becoming a full employee of Friedländer & Zaduck. He was also a heavyweight boxer for the Jewish boxing club"Maccabi" He was expelled from Germany in 1938 as an alien under a new law regarding immigrants. He immigrated to the United States with his mother in December 1938. In the 1950s and 1960s Laufer pursued the West German government for restitution of a pension owed to his mother.
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identifier: irn522579
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scope and content: Sash that belonged to Charles Laufer.
title: Blue and white sash