Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Badge worn by Yugoslavian Jewish woman during the Holocaust; Issued to and worn by Erika Reiss Kinel, 1941. "Z" identified bearer as a Jew.
- Date
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1941
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Erika Reiss Kinel
- Markings
- front, center, black paint : Ž
Physical Details
- 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
- Circular aluminum badge with a yellow painted background and a black painted Z in the center.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal, paint
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Erika Reiss Kinel.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-11-14 12:54:09
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn8925
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