Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Star of David badge worn by Mirjam Lewie in Amsterdam. Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands in May 1940. In spring 1942, all Dutch Jewish men, women, and children over the age of six were required to wear a Judenstern attached to their outer clothing at all times. The badges were imposed to make it easy to separate Jews from the rest of the population, and also to humiliate them.
- Date
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use:
approximately 1942 April-approximately 1945
- Geography
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use:
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mirjam Lewie Bolle
- Markings
- front, center, black ink : Jood [Jew]
Physical Details
- Language
- Dutch
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Badges
- Object Type
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Star of David badges (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Yellow cloth badge in the shape of a 6 pointed Star of David. The star outline is formed from 2 overlapping, black dyed triangles and has Jood, the Dutch word for Jew, printed in a pseudo-Hebrew font in the center.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, thread, ink
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The Star of David badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Mirjam Lewie Bolle.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-03-15 16:12:26
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn551011
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Also in Mirjam Lewie Bolle collection
The collection consists of a Star of David badge and a copy photograph relating to the experiences of Mirjam Lewie in Amsterdam, Netherlands, during the Holocaust.
Date: 1941-approximately 1942
Lewie Family photographs
Document
Contains a copy print photograph depicting the Lewie family (from left to right: Bobby, Sara, Mirjam, and Maurits) standing in front of their home in Amsterdam, at Plantaje Muideranacht 29.
