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Yellow cloth Star of David badge with the word Jood

Object | Accession Number: 1988.127.3
1988.127.3 front Yellow cloth Star of David badge with the word Jood Click to enlarge
Date
1940-1945
Language
Dutch
Classification
Identifying Artifacts
Category
Badges
Object Type
Star of David badges (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Margot E. Lawson

About This Object

Physical Description
Yellow cloth badge in the shape of a 6 pointed Star of David with black stiching around the edge. The star outline is formed from 2 overlapping, dyed triangles and has Dutch text in the center.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm)
Materials
overall : cloth, dye, ink
Markings
front, center, black ink : Jood [Jew]

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by Margot Lawson.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2021-02-10 08:57:24
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Also in Margot Lawson collection

The collections includes stationery, two badges, a memoir, and a work identification card from the Amsterdamsche Bond van Oud-Illegale Werkers. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

Yellow cloth Star of David badge with the word Jood

Yellow cloth Star of David badge with the word Jood

Object

Margot Lawson papers

Document

The papers include stationery and a work identification card from the "Amsterdamsche Bond van Oud-Illegale Werkers."

"A true story"

Document

Consists of a photocopy of a typescript memoir entitled "A true story," by Margot E. Lawson. The memoir describes Lawson's experiences in a German prison during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.

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