Overview
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Nadine Horenstein
Physical Details
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Badges
- Object Type
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Prisoner badges (ushmm)
- Physical Description
- Rectangular, silver colored, metal identification tag with circular holes punched in 3 corners.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.032 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal, string
- Inscription
- Interniertenlager XIII / 195
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The ID tag was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Nadine Horenstein.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:11:14
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn714874
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Collection illustrating the experiences of Rudy Horenstein, born in 1923 in Grajewo, Poland, and who survived on false papers under the name Rudolf Budkis, of Russian descent. Includes false identification documents; postwar passports and identity papers; immigration paperwork compiled to support his coming to the United States after the war; restitution paperwork; correspondence and photographs. It also includes a metal prisoner tag.
Walter Rudy Horenstein papers
Document
The Walter Rudy Horenstein collection includes false identification documents, postwar identification documentation, immigration documents, restitution applications and correspondence, and photographs documenting the wartime experiences of Walter Rudy Horenstein, who survived on false identification papers under the name Rudolf Budkis, and was sent to prison and forced labor camps before liberation in 1945. The collection also documents Walt’s postwar attempts to reestablish his identity and immigrate to the United States. False identification documents under the name Rudolf Budkis include a Polish school ID, a Polish drivers license, documentation of Lithuanian citizenship, ILAG XIII identification documents including certification of liberation, a Lithuania birth certificate, and a note relating to recognition of Soviet citizenship. Military documents under the name Rudolf Budkis include a US Army ID card, authorization to carry a pistol as part of the 79th Infantry Division, discharge paperwork, and a Provisional French ID card. Documents to reestablish Walt Horenstein’s identity include a Polish passport, a letter stating his official name, correspondence from the Polish consulate including a confirming his identity, and a letter from the American consulate requesting further information of the birth certificate. Immigration material includes US embassy correspondence relating to Walt’s application for a US visa as well as the immigration status of his wife, Rita, a letter granting approval for a Polish quota number for visa application, notice of approval for visa application, affidavits of support from cousin William Cowan and supporting documents, certificate of vaccination against smallpox, and US immigration information documents received upon arrival. Restitution material includes applications, correspondence, and receipts relating to Walt and Ida’s efforts to receive restitution for wartime suffering, including loss of property, a deposition conducted by Walt of his experience, correspondence with the United Jewish Appeal, Deutsche Band, and Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, and photographs of their property in Warsaw. Photographs include two photographs of Ida Horenstein and a photographic postcard, as well as copies of what are believed to be family photographs.