us-005578-irn715722-irn740431
date: approximately 1941
has or had holder: us-005578
identifier: irn740431
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn715722-irn740431/alternateIDs/1
type: RecordSet
has record set type: Item
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
title: Star of David badge printed with Jude worn by Siegfried Neu
is or was included in: us-005578-irn715722
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn715722-irn740431/acquisitions/1
physical characteristics and technical requirements: 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.
has or had some members with language: deu
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
archival history: The Star of David Badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Justin Dingfelder.
record resource extent: overall: Height: 3.622 inches (9.2 cm) | Width: 3.228 inches (8.199 cm)
scope and content: Star of David badge printed with"Jud" worn by the donor's maternal grandfather, Siegfried Neu, after all Jews in the Reich six years of age or older 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 German as of September 1, 1941. Siegfried and his wife Florentine were living in Nürnberg when they were sent to Theresienstadt around 1941. Florentine was killed in an unidentified concentration camp, but Siegfried survived and immigrated to the United States.