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Star of David badge printed with Jood to identify a Dutch Jew

Object | Accession Number: 1989.118.1

1988.118.1 front
Star of David badge printed with Jood to identify a Dutch Jew

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Date: received: after 1942 April-before 1945 May
Geography: received: Netherlands
Language: Dutch
Classification: Identifying Artifacts
Category: Badges
Object Type: Star of David badges (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Fred and Katie Rose

Physical Description: Yellow cloth badge in the shape of a 6 pointed Star of David sewn to white cloth backing. The star outline is formed from 2 overlapping, dyed triangles and has Dutch text in a pseudo-Hebrew font in the center. There is a dotted cutting line printed outside the star along the cloth border and hand stitching along the edges.
Dimensions: overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
Materials: overall : cloth, dye
Markings: front, black dye : Jood [Jew]
Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands.
Jews--Netherlands--History--20th century.
Jews--Persecution--Netherlands----20th century.
Magen David.
Geographic Name: Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Fred and Katie Rose.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2020-10-20 14:13:58
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