A female survivor from Vienna bares her back to the camera, showing where the Germans had burned a Star of David into her skin . The Yiddish caption reads: "The Nazis cruelly burned a Star of David into the back of this woman from Vienna, Austria, after she was caught not wearing the mandatory Star of David. The woman now lives in the United States".
Photograph | Photograph Number: 81077
- Photographer
- George Kadish/Zvi Kadushin
- Date
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Circa 1948
- Locale
- Germany
- Photo Designation
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DISPLACED PERSONS/RETURN TO LIFE -- Medical Care -- Germany
- Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of George Kadish/Zvi Kadushin
A female survivor from Vienna bares her back to the camera, showing where the Germans had burned a Star of David into her skin . The Yiddish caption reads: "The Nazis cruelly burned a Star of David into the back of this woman from Vienna, Austria, after she was caught not wearing the mandatory Star of David. The woman now lives in the United States".
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Record last modified: 1998-12-15 00:00:00
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