us-005578-irn617804-irn623872
type: RecordSet
archival history: The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Dr. Maria Weissenberg Barrows, the cousin of Alfred Rudolph Pisko.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Unused yellow cloth badge in the shape of a 6 pointed Star of David. The star outline is formed by two black triangles, printed to overlap one another. In the center is German text in a font resembling Hebrew. A dashed outline is visible along some of the edges of the star. The raw edges are frayed, there are multiple creases, and four of the points are dogeared.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: after 1941 September 01-before 1945 May
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: deu
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn623872
is or was included in: us-005578-irn617804
record resource extent: overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Factory-printed Star of David badge worn by a relative of the donor between 1941 and 1945. On September 1, 1941, all Jews in the Reich six years of age or older were required to wear a badge, a yellow Star of David with a black-outline and the word “Jew” printed inside the star in German, to identify themselves. 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. As Germany annexed territory, the same or similar decrees were enforced in other countries, resulting in the manufacture of similar badges with text in various languages. The badges specified in the decree were first produced by Berliner Fahnenfabrik Geitel & Co., a flag factory. They were distributed by government and police authorities at the cost of 10 Reichspfennig each (in France, they cost a textile ration coupon). Later, they were duplicated by other factories, such as De Nijverheid, a formerly Jewish-owned firm in the Netherlands that printed a large amount of Dutch language stars.
title: Factory-printed Star of David badge acquired by an Austrian refugee