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Armband inscribed with camp names where the Polish Jewish inmate was imprisoned

Object | Accession Number: 1989.317.1
1989.317.1 front Armband inscribed with camp names where the Polish Jewish inmate was imprisoned Click to enlarge

Armband worn by Mordka Grynbaum in Theresienstadt inscribed, possibly postwar, with his prisoner number and the names of concentration and slave labor camps where he was imprisoned. The red triangle would identify him as a political prisoner.

Date
commemoration:  1935-1945
Geography
use: Theresienstadt (Concentration camp); Terezin (Ustecky kraj, Czech Republic)
Language
German
Classification
Identifying Artifacts
Category
Armbands
Object Type
Armbands (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Rose Greenbaum

About This Object

Physical Description
White cotton armband with red trim and a red triangular patch sewn in the upper right corner. The front has text and a number handwritten in blue ink and a circular blue inked stamp with German text.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm) | Width: 6.375 inches (16.192 cm)
Materials
overall : cotton, silk, dye, ink
Inscription
front, hand printed, blue ink : K.L. / RIGA SCHTUTTOW / BUCHENWALD 83180 / TEREZIN

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The armband was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Rose Greenbaum, the widow of Mordka Greenbaum.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 18:21:11
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