Star of David badge printed Jude worn by a Jewish prisoner in Terezin

Object | Accession Number: 2015.323.2

Geography: use : Theresienstadt (Concentration camp); Terezin (Ustecky kraj, Czech Republic)
Language: German
Classification: Identifying Artifacts
Category: Badges
Object Type: Star of David badges (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of William C. Suhler

Physical Description: Yellow cloth badge in the shape of a 6 pointed Star of David. The star outline is formed from 2 overlapping, dyed triangles and has Jude printed in a font resembling Hebrew in the center.
Dimensions: overall : 3.750 x 3.125 in. (9.525 x 7.938 cm.)
Materials: overall : cloth, ink
Markings: front, center, black ink : Jude
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The Star of David badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by William C. Suhler, the grandson-in-law of Karl Hans Bodenstein.
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Also in Karl Hans Bodenstein collection

The collection consists of a Star of David badge, an armband, and a manuscript relating to the experiences of Karl Hans Bodenstein, who was imprisoned in Theresienstadt during the Holocaust, as well as his immediate and extended family, and their experiences before, during and after the Holocaust.