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Identification pin attached to piece of concentration camp uniform

Object | Accession Number: 1992.161.1.1
1992.161.1.1 front Identification pin attached to piece of concentration camp uniform Click to enlarge

Issued to Ignac Reiss, Görlitz concentration camp.

Geography
issue: Gorlitz (Concentration camp); Gorlitz (Germany : Landkreis)
Classification
Identifying Artifacts
Category
Labels
Object Type
Name tags (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Daniel Segal

About This Object

Physical Description
Metal pin attached to a piece of cloth with frayed edges; blue and white striped pattern.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 9.250 inches (23.495 cm) | Width: 9.760 inches (24.79 cm)
Materials
overall : wool, dye, metal
Contributor
Subject: Ignac Reiss

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Daniel Segal, the grandson of Ignac Reiss.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2021-02-10 09:02:26
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Identification pin attached to piece of concentration camp uniform

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Object

Identification pin attached to piece of concentration camp uniform Issued to Ignac Reiss (donor's grandfather), Görlitz concentration camp.

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Document

Contains information about testimony provided to West German authorities by Ignaz (or Ignatz) Riess concerning life in the Przemysl ghetto and alleged crimes committed there by Josef Schwammberger and Rudulf Bennewitz. (See NOTES field below for comments on questions concerning the correct spelling of Reiss's given name.).

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