Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Label with a blue star of David on a yellow circle of the type that had to be used by Jewish doctors during the Nazi regime in Germany. They also state that the doctor can only treat Jewish patients. After Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933, anti-Jewish legislation severely restricted Jewish participation in the medical profession. Jewish doctors were required to apply identifying labels to their offices, mail boxes, and correspondence.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Laurie Mitchell Billowitz
- Markings
- front, black ink : Zur arztlichen Behandlung aussehliesslich von Juden berechtigt. [For medical treatment exclusively authorized by Jews.]
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Labels
- Object Type
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Warning labels (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Unused adhesive backed white paper label with a blue Star of David on a yellow field, with German text.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink, adhesive
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The label was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Laurie Mitchell Billowitz.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-12-06 11:52:13
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn535260
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The collection consist of two labels of the type mandated for use by Jewish physicians during the Nazi regime in Germany, 1933 - 1945.
Mandatory identification label for Jewish doctors
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Label with a blue star of David on a yellow circle of the type that had to be used by Jewish doctors during the Nazi regime in Germany. They also state that the doctor can only treat Jewish patients. After Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933, anti-Jewish legislation severely restricted Jewish participation in the medical profession. Jewish doctors were required to apply identifying labels to their offices, mail boxes, and correspondence.
