Overview
- Brief Narrative
- The badge was issued to the donor from Betar (Brit Trumpeldor), an international Zionist youth movement founded in 1926.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Walter Gewing
Physical Details
- Language
- Hebrew
- Classification
-
Identifying Artifacts
- Category
-
Badges
- Object Type
-
Badges (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- The badge is made of blue and white fabric with an applique of a menorah and Hebrew lettering.
- Materials
- overall : cloth
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jewish youth--China--Societies and clubs.
- Corporate Name
- Betar
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Walter Gewing.
- Record last modified:
- 2025-01-02 11:12:12
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- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn511430
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The collection consists of archival materials and a three-dimensional object relating to the Gewing family's emigration to Shanghai, China, during the Holocaust.
Walter Gewing papers
Document
Consists of documents relating to the Gewing family's emigration to Shanghai, China, during the Holocaust. The papers include the donor's innoculation certificate for emigration into China and identification card for a Shanghai chapter of Berit (Brit Trumpeldor), a Chinese census form for the Gewing family, and the 26 September 1948 issue of the Shanghai Echo, a German-language newspaper.
