us-005578-irn597395-irn616233
type: RecordSet
archival history: The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Lea Rosendahl and Emmy Rosendahl Reid, daughters of Helmut Rosendahl.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Rectangular piece of yellow cloth with a 6-pointed Star of David printed on the front. The star outline is formed by two black triangles, printed to overlap one another. In the center is Dutch text in a font resembling Hebrew. The star edges are outlined with a black dotted line indicating where the cloth should be cut. The edges of the cloth are frayed and the top left and bottom right corners are folded under. The cloth is creased and stained throughout.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: after 1942 April 29, approximately 1998
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: nld
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn616233
is or was included in: us-005578-irn597395
record resource extent: overall: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Factory-printed Star of David badge, owned by a Jewish person in the Netherlands. Germany invaded the Netherlands in May 1940. On April 29, 1942, all Jews in the Netherlands were required to wear a badge, which consisted of a yellow Star of David with a black outline and the word “Jew” printed inside the star in Dutch. The badge was used to stigmatize and control the Jewish population. Prior to this large-scale decree, identification requirements for Jewish individuals varied by locality and administration. Duplicated from those printed in Germany, these badges were made by factories such as De Nijverheid, a formerly Jewish-owned firm in the Netherlands that printed a large amount of Dutch stars.
title: Uncut factory-printed Star of David badge acquired by a Jewish person in the Netherlands