us-005578-irn610214-irn531116
type: RecordSet
archival history: The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Marlyse Levy Kennedy, the daughter of Alfred and Meta Mayer Levy.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Iron Cross shaped medal engraved with a crown on top and the year 1914 at the bottom and a"W” in the center. The cross is a darker metal at the center and is bordered by a lighter colored silver metal. In between the two colors is a raised border in a third color or type of metal. The cross is attached to a larger circular piece of metal by means of two screws. engraved with a crown on top and the year 1914 at the bottom and a"W” in the center.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
has beginning date: 1914-01-01
has end date: 1918-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn531116
is or was included in: us-005578-irn610214
record resource extent: overall: | Diameter: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: World War I medal awarded to Alfred Levy for his service in the German Army during the First World War (1914-1918). Alfred, a judge, his wife Marie, and their children Marie-Louise and Theo moved from the Saar region when it voted to reunify with Germany in 1935. They resettled in Luxembourg which was occupied by Germany in May 1940. Restrictions were placed on the Jewish population to segregate them from other citizens and Marie-Louise, 15, had to leave school. In December 1940, the family was deported to Vichy France, and escaped the internment camps to live in Villefranche-de-Rouergue. In November 1942, after Germany occupied Vichy, a neighbor informed upon the Levy family. In 1943, Alfred was notified by the French resistance that he was in danger of arrest. He went into hiding, and was arrested while visiting his family, and then released with the help of a French police office. The entire family went into hiding until the region was liberated in fall 1944. In 1946, they returned to Saar.
title: World War I medal awarded to a Jewish German veteran