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Handmade Jewish worker armband with a blue Star of David

Object | Accession Number: 2001.196.2
2001.196.2 front Handmade Jewish worker armband with a blue Star of David Click to enlarge
Classification
Identifying Artifacts
Category
Armbands
Object Type
Armbands (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Noemi Ekert
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About This Object

Physical Description
Rectangular form, embroidered light blue Star of David with "A" [for Arbeiter] in red at center and "111175" embroidered in red below, black circular ink stamp with Nazi eagle and swastika at right edge near lower right corner.
Dimensions
overall : 4.000 x 6.500 in. (10.16 x 16.51 cm.)
Materials
overall : cloth

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The armband was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2001 by Noemi Ekert.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-01-11 14:24:26
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The collection consists of documents and an armband

Felemajer funeral photograph and Jakub Ekert labor ausweis

Document

Consists of: a black and white photographic print bearing the image of a crowd of men and women participating in a funeral of a Jewish student, Felermajer, who was killed by the ND (Endecja - Polish nationalist party), dated Spring 1939; Lvov, Poland; and an identification card (in 2 pieces): "Ausweis fur Arbeitsjuden," identification labor card, issued to "ECKERT JAKOB" number 111175, by the German labor department and the SD in the Drohobycz district;. The card states that Jakub Ekert worked in road building from 1 October 1942,l and starting on 5 May1943, he worked in a roofing paper factory in Stryj; dated May 15, 1943; Stryj, Poland.

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