Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes (Winter Relief Agency of the German People) Christmas pin issued to those who donated to the Nazi Party charity. It was acquired by Edward and Joseph Tenenbaum. Edward, a 1st Lieutenant in the OSS and the US Army during the Second World War (1939-1945), was the first American officer to enter Buchenwald concentration camp at liberation, a participant in the liberation of Ohrdruf, and author of the Buchenwald Report. His father, Joseph Tenenbaum, was one of the organizers of the early boycott against Nazi Germany.
- Date
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issue:
1933
- Geography
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issue:
Germany
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jeannette Tenenbaum
- Contributor
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Issuer:
Winterhilfswerk Des Deutschen Volkes
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Badges
- Object Type
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Lapel pins (aat)
- Physical Description
- Circular metal pin with embossed houses and pine trees in the center, encircled by German phrase: Wir Helfen Weihnachten in jedem Deutschen haus! [We help Christmas in every German house!]
- Dimensions
- overall: | Diameter: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Jeannette Tenenbaum, wife of Edward Tenenbaum and daughter-in-law of Joseph Tenenbaum.
- 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:
- 2023-08-31 10:53:12
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Document
Contains documents acquired by Edward and Joseph Tenenbaum. Edward Tenenbaum (donor’s husband) was a 1st Lieutenant in the OSS and the US Army and author of the Buchenwald Report. He was the first American officer to enter the Buchenwald concentration camp at liberation and also participated in the liberation of Ohrdruf. His father, Joseph Tenenbaum, was one of the organizers of an early boycott in the United States against Nazi Germany.
