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Title: Identification Papers and Related Documents, 1939-1947

Predominant Dates:1933 -- 1945

ID: RG-08/RG-08

Primary Creator: German occupation authorities (1939 -- 1945)

Other Creators: Jewish Councils (Judenrate) (1939 -- 1945), Local authorities subordinated to the German authorities (1938 --1945), Red Cross Internation (1938 -- 1945)

Extent: 0.0

Arrangement:

The arrangement scheme for the record group was imposed during processing in the absence of an original order. Materials are arranged by subject/creator, then by identifier, as assigned by the processor.

Record group is comprised of three collections: 1. Wartime identification documents; 2. Red Cross collection of organizational communications; 3. Jewish badges.

Subjects: Aptajker, Schmul, Austria (Europe), Belgium (Europe), Biersma, Bobb, Blatt, Laszlo, False identity, France (Europe), Germany (Europe), Hungary (Europe), Identification documents, German issued, 1933 -- 1945, Karpel, Irma, Koenigsberger, Guenther, Kopelman, Fajga, Kubaschka, David, Milman, Chaja, Red Cross, International, 1933 -- 1946, Red Cross papers, Steinitz, Bernd, Stevens, Bernd, The Netherlands (Europe), Yellow Stars

Forms of Material: Identification documents

Languages: German, Polish, Russian, French, Dutch;Flemish, English

Abstract

This Record Group contains documentation with regard to various kinds of persona documents, work-related papers, applications and related-correspondence. The German occupation authorities, Local administrative authorities and Jewish councils (Judenrate), largely were the agencies issuing these documents

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This record group is comprised of the following materials: German-Jewish prewar identification papers, stamped with "J' and marked with the Nazi-established indicator of Jewishness, the middle name Israel or Sara; and work permits and identification papers issued in the German-occupied territories. Also included are documents which stand out because they were forged to serve as "Aryan" (non-Jewish) identification papers, enabling the Jews to assume false identities. These identification papers, issued for an assumption of a false identity, include work permits, birth certificates, and personal identification documents. Additionally, there are two related collections, which include organizational correspondence and Jewish badges.

Materials are digitized.

Collection Historical Note

The Collection of Wartime Identification Documents has varied passports and personal identification documents. It is interesting to note that German and Austrian Jewish passports and personal identification documents differ from German-occupied countries and territories identification documents. For example, if German and Austrian--though only German, after Anschluss--passports, or travel passports, give the bearer the opportunity for immigration, then only various identification documents issued in the occupied territories, such as the Kennkarte, Legitimation-Karten, Arbeitskarten, Meldausweises, could postpone deportations.

The Red Cross Collection of Communications contains exchange officially permitted by German or other occupation authorities. These exchanges contain messages, measuring 25-words, between German-controlled territory and unoccupied countries, including the countries of the anti-Hitler Coalition.

In the Collection of Jewish Badges and Yellow Stars are Jewish badges, imposed upon the Jews by German-occupation authorities, and include French, Dutch, and Belgium Jewish yellow stars.

RG-08.01, Wartime Identification Documents

RG-08.01.01, David Kubaschka, Westerbork Transit Camp identification document. Also under RG-16.02.05: Kubaschka Collection in RG-16: Family History

RG-08.01.02, David Kubaschka, Polish Passport, issued by Polish Consulate General in Amsterdam on 21 February 1947

RG-08.01.03, Bobb Biersma, Dutch Identification Document, states the following: born on 5 July 1928, in Nieuwkoop, South Holland, the Netherlands. A gentile person

RG-08.01.04, Fajga-Gitla Kopelman, Kennkarte. Personal information: born on 18 February 1919 in Lubartow, Poland. The document is marked with “J” for Jewish. It was issued in Lublin on 3 September 1942 and made valid until 2 September 1947. She was registered in Lubartow near Lublin, at her place of residence

RG-08.01.05, Irma Karpel, German Travel Passport for immigration issued by Nazi authorities in Vienna on 23 February 1939. This Passport was made valid for one year. Irma Karpel received an immigration visa to the United States. There is a stamp of the US Consulate in Vienna on the last page of her Passport. It reads: issued to Irma Karpel on 15 March 1939, Immigration Visa No. 22802. Signed by Consul H.P. Fales, Vienna, Germany

RG-08.01.06, Deutsches Reich Kennkarte for a Jewish woman, stamped with the letter “J”. Issued by the Berlin police authority on 22 February 1939. Valid until 22 February 1942

RG-08.01.07, Schuml Aptajker, Proof of incarceration in the Flossenburg concentration camp, issued by United States military authorities

RG-08.01.08, Chaja Sura Milman, Copy of an identification document, issued by German authorities in Radom, Poland on 18 April 1941. It states she was born on 17 October 1916 in Radom. She resides in Radom

RG-08.01.09, Certificate of a miner. It states this person was born on 18 February 1925 in Gladbeck, Germany. This document issued on 22 March 1942, in Gladbeck, Germany

RG-08.01.10, Günther Königsberger, A Certificate which serves as a proof of incarceration in the concentration camp Ebensee, a subcamp of Mauthausen. It states: he was born on 3 July 1922 in Berlin; he was incarcerated in the Ebensee camp from 27 February 1943 to 6 May 1945. Certificate issued on 4 June 1945 and signed by the representative of the Camp Committee and by the [Camp Commandant]

RG-08.01.11, Jewish Secure Pass (Schutz-Pass) issued to Mr. and Mrs. László Blatt by the Swedish Red Cross in Budapest on 11 October 1944, four days before the Nazis and Hungarian Arrow Cross Fascist Government resumed deportations to death camps. It is regarded the Swedish Red Cross acted under the auspices of Raoul Wallenberg.

On display in the Museum

RG-08.01.12, German-Jewish passport for Spruk, 1939

RG-08.01.13, German Kennkarte for Karl Steinitz (Bernd Stevens)

RG-08.01.14, German-Jewish passport for Karl Steinitz (Bernd Stevens)

RG-08.01.15, German-Jewish Passport issued to Isidor Muenzer, 30 May 1939, stamped with J

RG-08.01.16, Szlama Rochwerger, a copy of a Łódź ghetto identification document, issued to Szlama Rochwerger, a “Hauswächter” (house attendant). The document is stamped over with a sign of deportation in the Transport No. 65. His position in the transport was No. 22

RG-08.01.17, Miner’s Certificate

RG-08.01.18, Günther Königsberger, Identity Card for Foreigners and Stateless Persons, issued by Austrian authorities in four languages: German, English, French, Russian. This document identifies him as a stateless Jew, living in Bad Ischl, Austria, employed as a signs maker. His camp tattoo is mentioned as a distinguishing mark: K.Z. No. 104796

RG-08.01.19, Ghetto ID issued to Golda Hajnsdorf by Arbeitsamt-Getto

RG-08.01.20, Kennkarte Issued to Karolina Belczykowska Rybak, False Name

RG-08.01.21, Kennkarte Issued to Elzbieta Rybak, False Name

RG-08.02, Red Cross Inquiries and Immigration Documents Collection

RG-08.02.01, A Red Cross message in not more than 25 words about a family situation.

A Red Cross message from Lajos (Leo) Löwenberg in Hungary: Magyar utca 14, Ujvidéd, Bács. The message is directed to Ernest Löwenberg in the USA: 1116 East Tujunga Avenue, Burbank, California. The message is dated 15 January 1942. The text is in German

RG-08.02.02, The return Red Cross message from Ernest Löwenberg in the USA to Lajos (Leo) Löwenberg in Hungary, dated 5 May 1942. The text is in English: We are well from every standpoint. We love California, business is good. Hope good news from you. Otherwise as before. Many kisses. Puci-Erno

RG-08.02.03, A Red Cross message from Tel Aviv, Palestine to Vienna, dated 11 June 1941. It is a message from a daughter to her mother in Vienna: she writes that she is on her honeymoon and they both are working. In reply on the reverse side, dated 29 October 1941, the mother wishes her daughter luck

RG-08.02.04 (RG-08.18.04), Red Cross message from Aledele Gausz in Ujvidek, Hungary to Ernst Loewenberg in Burbank, CA, 16 September 1943, in Hungarian

RG-08.18.05, Red Cross message from Ernest Loewenberg, USA to Leon Loewenberg, Hungary, May 1942

RG-08.03, Jewish Badges worn in Europe

RG-08.03.01, Yellow Star worn in France; Provenance: Elizabeth Bloom, 307 12th

Street, Santa Monica, CA 90402; Given to the Museum in 1990, in memory of James A. Gilboy. Catalogued 11 March 1991 (91.205)

RG-08.03.02, Yellow Star worn in the Netherlands, two stars

RG-08.03.03, Yellow Star worn in Belgium; Provenance: Dr. Linda Rose Waudler, 1303 Micheltorena Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026; Donated to the Museum in March 1991, catalogued 19 March 1991 (91.206)

Biographical Note

German authorities controlled issuance of personal and work-related documents

Subject/Index Terms

Aptajker, Schmul
Austria (Europe)
Belgium (Europe)
Biersma, Bobb
Blatt, Laszlo
False identity
France (Europe)
Germany (Europe)
Hungary (Europe)
Identification documents, German issued, 1933 -- 1945
Karpel, Irma
Koenigsberger, Guenther
Kopelman, Fajga
Kubaschka, David
Milman, Chaja
Red Cross, International, 1933 -- 1946
Red Cross papers
Steinitz, Bernd
Stevens, Bernd
The Netherlands (Europe)
Yellow Stars

Administrative Information

Repository: Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

Access Restrictions: no restrictions

Use Restrictions:

Copyrighted materials, credits to and references to the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust are required

Digital copies might be available upon request

Preferred Citation: RG-08, Identification Papers and Related Documents. Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust Archive.

Processing Information: Materials are primarily described using the local descriptive standards of the LA Museum of the Holocaust.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Sub-Collection:

[Sub-Collection 1: RG-08.01, Wartime identification documents, 1939 -- 1945],
[Sub-Collection 2: RG-08.02, Red Cross Collection of communications, 1939 -- 1945],
[Sub-Collection 3: RG-08.03, Jewish badges, Yellow Stars, 1939 -- 1945],
[All]

Sub-Collection 1: RG-08.01, Wartime identification documents, 1939 -- 1945

Identification papers, work-related documents and official certificatesissued by German, Local or Allied administration in Europe

RG-08.01.01, David Kubaschka, Westerbork Transit Camp identification document. Also under RG-16.02.05: Kubaschka Collection in RG-16: Family History

RG-08.01.02, David Kubaschka, Polish Passport, issued by Polish Consulate General in Amsterdam on 21 February 1947

RG-08.01.03, Bobb Biersma, Dutch Identification Document, states the following: born on 5 July 1928, in Nieuwkoop, South Holland, the Netherlands. A gentile person

RG-08.01.06, Deutsches Reich Kennkarte for a Jewish woman, stamped with the letter “J”. Issued by the Berlin police authority on 22 February 1939. Valid until 22 February 1942

RG-08.01.07, Schuml Aptajker, Proof of incarceration in the Flossenburg concentration camp, issued by United States military authorities

RG-08.01.09, Certificate of a miner. It states this person was born on 18 February 1925 in Gladbeck, Germany. This document issued on 22 March 1942, in Gladbeck, Germany

On display in the Museum

RG-08.01.12, German-Jewish passport for Spruk, 1939

RG-08.01.13, German Kennkarte for Karl Steinitz (Bernd Stevens)

RG-08.01.14, German-Jewish passport for Karl Steinitz (Bernd Stevens)

RG-08.01.15, German-Jewish Passport issued to Isidor Muenzer, 30 May 1939, stamped with J

RG-08.01.17, Miner’s Certificate

RG-08.01.19, Ghetto ID issued to Golda Hajnsdorf by Arbeitsamt-Getto

RG-08.01.20, Kennkarte Issued to Karolina Belczykowska Rybak, False Name

RG-08.01.21, Kennkarte Issued to Elzbieta Rybak, False Name

Subject/Index Terms:: Passports, German; Identification documents for Germany; Identification documents for German-occupied and controlled territories in Europe; Work-related documents issued in ghettos; Personal documents issued in transit camps

Creators:: German occupation authorities (1939 -- 1945); German civil authorities in Germany (1933 -- 1945); German police authorities in Germany (1933 -- 1945); Local authorities subordinated to the German authorities (1938 --1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-08.01.01, David Kubaschka, camp document, 1941

A Westerbork Tranist Camp identification document for David Kubaschka dated December 23, 1941. The document is in Dutch.

Subject/Index Terms:: Identification documents; Westerbork (Transit camp); Camp document; Westerbork (Netherlands: Transit Camp); Transit camp identification documents; David Kubaschka, prisoner of Westerbork transit camp; German Jewish refugees to the Netherlands; The Netherlands (1940--1945)

Creators:: Westerbork Transit Camp Authorities

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-08.01.02, David Kubaschka, Polish Passport, 1947

A Polish passport for David Kubaschka issued by the Polish Consulate General in Amsterdam on February 21, 1947.

Subject/Index Terms:: Passports, Polish; Identification documents; Poland (Europe); Passport photograph; David Kubaschka, prisoner of Westerbork transit camp; Zielun (Poland); Amsterdam (Netherlands); Embassy of Poland in Amsterdam, 1947; Emigration to United States, postwar

Creators:: The Polish Consulate General (1947)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-08.01.03, Bobb Biersma, identification document, Nieuwkoop, the Netherlands, 1943

A Dutch identification document belonging to Bobb Biersma which states the following: born July 5, 1928 in Nieuwkoop, South Holland, the Netherlands, a gentile person. The document is stamped with the date February 9, 1943.

Subject/Index Terms:: Identification documents; The Netherlands (Europe); Dutch refugees; German-occupied Holland; The Netherlands (1940--1945); Bob Biersma, resident of Holland 1943; Nieuwkoop, Holland (Netherlands); Passport photograph

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-08.01.04, Fajga Kopelman, Kennkarte, 1942

An identifiacation document belonging to Fajga-Gitla Kopelman. The personal information on the document reads: born on 18 February 1919 in Lubartow, Poland. The document is marked with “J” for Jewish. It was issued in Lublin on 3 September 1942 and made valid until 2 September 1947. She was registered in Lubartow near Lublin, at her place of residence. The document is stamped with the date September 3, 1942.

Subject/Index Terms:: Identification documents; Lubartow (Poland); Nazi State Symbols; Lublin (Poland); Jewish identity; Identity Card; Poland (1939 --1945); Jewish Identification; Jewish (Polish Heritage); Fajga Kopelman, Jewish resident of Poland 1942

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-08.01.05, Irma Karpel, Austrain-Jewish Passport, 1939

A German travel passport for immigration belonging Irma Karpel issued by Nazi authorities in Vienna. The date February 23, 1939 is hand written on the top left corner of the document. This Passport was made valid for one year. Irma Karpel received an immigration visa to the United States. There is a stamp of the US Consulate in Vienna on the last page of her Passport. It reads: issued to Irma Karpel on 15 March 1939, Immigration Visa No. 22802. Signed by Consul H.P. Fales, Vienna, Germany.

Subject/Index Terms:: Passports, German; German travel passports; Vienna (Austria); Temporary visas; Immigration to United States; American Consulate; Nazi State Symbols; Identification documents; Irma Karpel, resident of Austria 1939; Austria (1939--1945); Jewish Identification

Creators:: German occupation authorities (1939 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 6: RG-08.01.06, Deutches Reich Kennkarte, 1939

A German identification document for a Jewish woman, stamped with the letter "J." It was issued by the Berlin police authority on February 1939. Valid until February 22, 1942.

Subject/Index Terms:: Identification documents, German issued, 1933 -- 1945; Berlin (Germany); Identification documents; Identification documents for Jews; Nazi State Symbols; Germany (1939--1945); Certificate of a miner, issued to Vastempiak 1942

Creators:: German police authorities in Germany (1933 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 7: RG-08.01.07, Schuml Aptaijker, Proof of incarceration in the Flossenburg concentraion camp, 1945

Proof of incarceration in the Flossenburg concentration camp for Schuml Aptajker issued by the United States military authoirties and dated August 6, 1945.

Subject/Index Terms:: Proof of concentration camp incarceration; Flossenburg, German Concentration camp; Proofs of incarcerations under German-Nazi and Axis regimes; Concentration camps, German; Evidences of Nazi-German crimes against humanity, peace and warcrimes; US Army; Proof of Concentration Camp Incarceration, Headquarters Third Battalion, 3357th Infantry, U.S. Army; Alfred P. Ziegler, Captain, 357th Infantry, 1945; survivors of concentration camps; Schuml Aptajker, former resident of Poland (pre World War II)

Creators:: US Military Administration in Germany

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 8: RG-08.01.08, Chaja Sura Milman, Copy of an identification document, issued by German authorities in Radom, Poland, 1941

A copy of an identification document for Chaja Sura Milman issued by German authorities in Radom, Poland on April 18, 1941. It states she was born on October 17, 1916 in Radom and that she resides in Radom.

Subject/Index Terms:: Identification documents for German-occupied and controlled territories in Europe; Radom (Poland); Identification documents; German Occupation of Austria; Chaja Sura Milman, Jewish resident of Poland 1941; Austrian Jew; Jewish Identification; Poland (1939-1945); Jewish (Austrian Heritage)

Creators:: German occupation authorities (1939 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 9: RG-08.01.09, Certificate of a miner, 1942

The certificate of a minor. It states this person was born on February 18, 1925 in Gladbeck, Germany. This document issued on March 22 1942 in Gladbeck, Germany.

Subject/Index Terms:: Identification documents; The Netherlands (Europe); Gladbeck (Germany); Nazi State Symbols; Netherlands (1940 -- 1945); Germany (1939--1945); Certificate of Miner, 1942

Creators:: German civil authorities in Germany (1933 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 10: RG-08.01.10, Günther Königsberger, Proof of incarceration, 1945

A certification document for Günther Königsberger which serves as proof of incarceration in the concentration camp Ebensee, a subcamp of Mauthausen. It states: he was born on 3 July 1922 in Berlin; he was incarcerated in the Ebensee camp from 27 February 1943 to 6 May 1945. The certificate was issued on 4 June 1945 and signed by the representative of the Camp Committee and by the Camp Commandant.

Subject/Index Terms:: Proof of concentration camp incarceration; Ebensee Concentration Camp; Mauthausen, German Concentration camp; Concentration camps, German; Proofs of incarcerations under German-Nazi and Axis regimes; Guenther Koeigsberger, Jewish statesless person from Berlin; Guenther Koeigsberger, prisoner of Nazi concentration camp; Guenther Koenigsberger, Prisoner of Ebensee Concentration Camp 1943-1945; Internee ID Number

Creators:: US Military Administration in Germany; Swedish Red Cross

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 11: RG-08.01.11, Laszlo Blatt and his wife, Protective paper issued by Swedish Red Cross, 1944

Jewish Secure Pass (Schutz-Pass) issued to Mr. and Mrs. László Blatt by the Swedish Red Cross in Budapest on 11 October 1944, four days before the Nazis and Hungarian Arrow Cross Fascist Government resumed deportations to death camps. It is regarded the Swedish Red Cross acted under the auspices of Raoul Wallenberg.

Subject/Index Terms:: Protective papers; Red Cross papers; Budapest (Hungary); Passport photograph; Hungarian Arrow Cross Fascist Government

Creators:: Swedish Red Cross

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 12: RG-08.01.12, German-Jewish Passport for Spruk, 1939 -- 1945

A German-Jewish passport for Mr. Spruk issued on January 11, 1939 and valid through January 11 1944.

Subject/Index Terms:: Passports, German; Identification documents; Identification documents, German issued, 1933 -- 1945; Identification documents for Jews; Passport photograph; Jewish Identification; Jewish -- German heritage

Creators:: German Military Authority

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 13: RG-08.01.13, German Kennkarte for Karl Steinitz (Bernd Stevens) ID card with "J" printed on the front and inside, 1939 --1944

A German identification card for Karl Steinitz (Bernd Stevens) with "J" printed on the front and inside. It was issued March 23, 1939 and valid through March 23, 1944.

Subject/Index Terms:: Identification documents, German issued, 1933 -- 1945; Identification documents; Identification documents for Jews; Passport photograph; Jewish Identification; Jewish -- German heritage; Passports, German; Documents in German language; Karl Steinitz, Jewish Resident of Germany 1939

Creators:: German Military Authority

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 14: RG-08.01.14, German-Jewish Passport, Karl Steinitz (Bernd Stevens), 1939

A German-Jewish passport for Karl Steinitz (Bernd Stevens) issued in 1939.

Subject/Index Terms:: Passports, German; Identification documents; Identification documents, German issued, 1933 -- 1945; Identification documents for Jews; Passport photograph; Nazi State Symbols; Jewish -- German heritage; Jewish Identification; Munich (Germany); Karl Steinitz, Jewish Resident of Germany 1939; Documents in German language

Creators:: German police authorities in Germany (1933 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 15: RG-08.01.15, German-Jewish Passport issued to Isidor Muenzer, 30 May 1939, Stamped with "J", 1939

A German-Jewish passport issued to Isidor Muenzer by the German Consulate on May 30, 1939. The passport is stamped with a "J."

Subject/Index Terms:: Passports, German; Identification documents; Identification documents, German issued, 1933 -- 1945; Identification documents for Jews; Passport photograph; Nazi State Symbols; Jewish -- German heritage; Jewish Identification; Isidor Muenzer, Jewish resident of Germany 1939; Documents in German language

Creators:: The German Consulate

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 16: RG-08.01.16, Szlama Rowerger, Lodz ghetto ID, 1944

A copy of a Lodz ghetto identification document issued to Szlama Rochwerger, a house attendant. The document is stamped over with a sign of deportation which reads: Transport No. 65. His position on the transport was No. 62.

Subject/Index Terms:: Lodz ghetto, deportations; Identification documents; Lodz ghetto; Identification documents, German issued, 1933 -- 1945; Identification documents for Jews; Transport documents; Transports; Szlama Rochwerger, Deported from Lodz Ghetto on Transport No. 221 on April 20, 1944; ghetto identification document; Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Poland (1939-1945); Lodz (Poland); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Documents in German language; Deportations from Lodz ghetto

Creators:: German authorities of the Lodz ghetto (1940 -- 1944)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 17: RG-08.01.17, Certificate of a miner, 1942

A German certificate of a miner issued on March 27, 1942.

Subject/Index Terms:: Identification documents; Identification documents, German issued, 1933 -- 1945; Nazi State Symbols; Berlin (Germany); Germany (1939--1945); Certificate of a miner, issued to Vastempiak 1942

Creators:: German civil authorities in Germany (1933 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 18: RG-08.01.18, Günther Königsberger, ID for foreign and stateless persons, 1946

An Identification Card for Foreigners and Stateless Persons for Günther Königsberger issued by Austrian authorities in four languages: German, English, French, and Russian. This document identifies him as a stateless Jew, living in Bad Ischl, Austria, employed as a signs maker. His camp tattoo is mentioned as a distinguishing mark: K.Z. No. 104796.

Subject/Index Terms:: Identification documents; Identification card for foreigners and stateless persons; Bad Ischl (Austria); Austria (Europe); Allied Military and Civil administration in Germany; Austria (1946-present); Guenther Koeigsberger, Jewish statesless person from Berlin; Gmunden (Austria); Austrian relief and rehabilitation organizations, postwar; Displaced persons in Austria, postwar; Guenther Koeigsberger, prisoner of Nazi concentration camp

Creators:: Allied Military and Civil Authoritiy in Germany and Austria (1945 -- 1948)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 19: RG-08.01.19, Ghetto ID issued to Golda Hajnsdorf by Arbeitsamt-Getto, 1943

An identification document issued to Golda Hajnsdorf by Arbeitsamt-Getto dated 1943. It is stamped over with "Transport 69" with the date March 10, 1944.

Subject/Index Terms:: Identification documents; Hans Biebow, Nazi-German administrator in Lodz ghetto; Lodz ghetto; ghetto identification document; Lodz ghetto, identification card; Golda Hajnsdorf, resident of the Lodz Ghetto; Professional corset and bra maker; Corset and bra makers in Lodz Ghetto; Lodz ghetto, 1940 -- 1944; Corset and bra workshops, Lodz Ghetto; Documents in German language; Poland (1939--1945); Lodz (Poland: Ghetto); Lodz (Poland); Deportations from Lodz ghetto; Golda Hajnsdorf, Deported from Lodz Ghetto on Transport No. 69 March 10, 1944

Creators:: Lodz ghetto, labor departement (1940 -- 1944)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 20: RG-08.01.20, Kennkarte (ID) issued to Karolina Belczykowska Rybak, False identity, 1942

A falsified identification card to protect a Jewish woman. It was issued to a Karolina Belczykowska Rybak in Warsaw, Poland on July 7, 1942.

Subject/Index Terms:: False identity; Identification documents; Identification documents for Jews; Warsaw (Poland); Karolina Belczykowska Rybak, resident of Poland, 1942; Poland (1939-1945); Documents in German language

Creators:: German occupation authorities (1939 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 21: RG-08.01.21, Kennkarte (ID) issued to Elzbieta Rybak, False identity, 1943

A falsified identification card to protect a Jewish woman. It was issued to an Elzbieta Rybak in Warsaw, Poland on May 10, 1943.

Subject/Index Terms:: False identity; Identification documents; Identification documents for Jews; Warsaw (Poland); Elzbieta Rybak, resident of Poland, 1943; Poland (1939-1945); Documents in German language

Creators:: German occupation authorities (1939 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 22: RG-08.01.22, German Passport issued for Isidor Münzer, 5 May 1939

A passport issued to Isidor Munzer. The passport is stamped with the date 5 May 1939, and carries the emblems of Nazi Germany. Locations visited includ Italy, Egypt, and Cuba.

Subject/Index Terms:: Passports, German; Identification documents; Identification documents for Jews; Nazi State Symbols; Identification documents, German issued, 1933 -- 1945; Jewish -- German heritage; Jewish Identification; Isidor Muenzer, Jewish resident of Germany 1939; Documents in German language

Creators:: The German Consulate

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 23: RG-08.01.23, German Passport issued for Siegfried Karpel, Feb. 9, 1939, 9 February 1939

A passport issued to Siegfried Karpel. The passport is stamped with the date 9 Febuary 1939, and carries the emblems of Nazi Germany.

Language: German

Subject/Index Terms:: Identification documents; Identification documents, German issued, 1933 -- 1945; Passports, German-Jewish; Identification documents for Jews

Creators:: German military and civil authorities (1933 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 24: RG-08.01.24 German Kennkarte (ID) for Luise Sara Bacharach, Jan. 16, 1939, 16 January 1939

German Kennkarte for Luise Sara Bacharach

Sub-Collection 2: RG-08.02, Red Cross Collection of communications, 1939 -- 1945

The International Red Cross facilitated exchange of 25-words messages between thepeople living in belligerent countries and between those who lived in belligerent and neutral countries

RG-08.02.01, A Red Cross message in not more than 25 words about a family situation.

RG-08.02.04 (RG-08.18.04), Red Cross message from Aledele Gausz in Ujvidek, Hungary to Ernst Loewenberg in Burbank, CA, 16 September 1943, in Hungarian

RG-08.18.05, Red Cross message from Ernest Loewenberg, USA to Leon Loewenberg, Hungary, May 1942

Subject/Index Terms:: Red Cross messages; Communication via International Red Cross Service; Correspondence between relatives and friends in German-occupied and un-occupied countries; Hungary (1939--1945); United States (1939 -- 1945)

Creators:: Red Cross Internation (1938 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-08.02.01, Red Cross 25 Word Inquires, Hungary-US, 1942

A Red Cross message in not more than 25 words about a family situation. The message is from Lajos (Leo) Löwenberg in Hungary: Magyar utca 14, Ujvidéd, Bács. The message is directed to Ernest Löwenberg in the USA: 1116 East Tujunga Avenue, Burbank, California. The message is dated 15 January 1942. The text is in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Red Cross messages; Personal Documents; Personal correspondence; Red Cross papers; Hungarian Red Cross; Lajos Löwenberg, resident of Bacs Region wartime Hungary; Ujvidek (Hungary: Region); Content of Red Cross Messages; Ernest Loewenburg, Hungarian immigrant living in California 1942; Los Angeles (California, United States); Burbank (California, USA); Responses for Red Cross messages, United States, 1939-1945; Glendale (California, USA); Loewenberg Family, 1939-1945; Sid, Yugoslavia; Nazi State Symbols

Creators:: Red Cross Internation (1938 -- 1945); Loewenberg, Lajos (Leon)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-08.02.02, The response Red Cross message from Ernest Lowenberg in the USA to Lajos Lowenberg in Hungary, 5 May 1942

The response Red Cross message from Ernest Löwenberg in the USA to Lajos (Leon) Löwenberg in Hungary, dated 5 May 1942. The text is in English: We are well from every standpoint. We love California, business is good. Hope good news from you. Otherwise as before. Many kisses. Puci-Erno

Subject/Index Terms:: Red Cross messages; Personal Documents; Personal correspondence; Red Cross papers; International Committee of the Red Cross; Ernest Loewenburg, Hungarian immigrant living in California 1942; American Red Cross; Burbank (California, USA); Sid, Yugoslavia; Content of Red Cross Messages; Loewenberg Family, 1939-1945; Los Angeles (California, United States); Responses for Red Cross messages, United States, 1939-1945; Ujvidek (Hungary: Region); Lajos Löwenberg, resident of Bacs Region wartime Hungary

Creators:: Red Cross Internation (1938 -- 1945); Loewenberg, Ernest

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-08.02.03, Red Cross message, Tel Aviv to Vienna, 1941

A Red Cross message from Tel Aviv, Palestine to Vienna, Austria dated June 11, 1941. It is a message from a daughter to her mother in Vienna. She writes that she is on her honeymoon and they are both working. In reply on the reverse side of the Red Cross message the mother wishes her daughter luck. The reply is dated 29 October 1941.

Subject/Index Terms:: Red Cross messages; Tel Aviv (Israel); Palestine; Vienna (Austria); Red Cross papers; Personal correspondence; Vienna (Austria, 1939-1945); Tel-Aviv (Palestine, 1939-1945); Content of Red Cross Messages; Anna Lewy, Austrian Immigrant living in Tel-Aviv 1941; Simon Speiser, resident of Vienna in wartime Austria; Lewy Family, 1939-1945; Speiser Family, 1939-1945; British Red Cross; Personal Documents; Responses for Red Cross messages, Austria, 1939-1945

Creators:: Red Cross Internation (1938 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-08.02.04, Red Cross message from Aledele Gausz in Ujvidek, Hungary to Ernst Loewenberg in Burbank, in Hungarian, 1943

A Red Cross message from Aledele Gausz in Ujvidek, Hungary to Ernst Loewenberg in Burbank, California, USA. The message is dated 16 September 1943 and is written in Hungarian.

Subject/Index Terms:: Red Cross messages; Hungary (Europe); Red Cross papers; Personal correspondence; International Committee of the Red Cross; Personal Documents; Ernest Loewenburg, Hungarian immigrant living in California 1942; American Red Cross; Burbank (California, USA); Content of Red Cross Messages; Loewenberg Family, 1939-1945; Los Angeles (California, United States); Responses for Red Cross messages, United States, 1939-1945; Ujvidek (Hungary: Region); Sid (Vojevodina, Yugoslavia); Sid (Serbia); Lajos Löwenberg, resident of Bacs Region wartime Hungary; Vojevodina (Yugoslavia)

Creators:: Red Cross Internation (1938 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-08.18.05, Red Cross message from Ernest Loewenberg in the USA to Leon Loewenberg in Hungary, May 1942

A Red Cross message from Ernest Loewenberg in the USA to Leon Loewenber in Hungary dated May 5, 1942. It is marked with a red stamp stating the message was received in May 11, 1942.

Subject/Index Terms:: Red Cross messages; Personal correspondence; Red Cross papers; Personal Documents; wartime correspondences

Creators:: Red Cross Internation (1938 -- 1945); Loewenberg, Ernest

Sub-Collection 3: RG-08.03, Jewish badges, Yellow Stars, 1939 -- 1945

Jewish Yellow stars and concentration camp signs assigned to Jewish prisoners of ghettos and concentration camps

RG-08.03.01, Yellow Star worn in France; Provenance: Elizabeth Bloom, 307 12th

Street, Santa Monica, CA 90402; Given to the Museum in 1990, in memory of James A. Gilboy. Catalogued 11 March 1991 (91.205)

RG-08.03.02, Yellow Star worn in the Netherlands, two stars

RG-08.03.03, Yellow Star worn in Belgium; Provenance: Dr. Linda Rose Waudler, 1303 Micheltorena Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026; Donated to the Museum in March 1991, catalogued 19 March 1991 (91.206)

Subject/Index Terms:: Jewish yellow stars of David, Jewish badges and patches; Concentration camp prisoner signs

Creators:: Jewish administration of the ghettos (1939 -- 1945); Administration of concentration camps (1933 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-08.03.01, Jewish Yellow Stars worn in Europe, 1939--1945

The first yellow star of David was worn by Jews in France. The next two stars of David were worn by Jews in the Netherlands. The last star of David was worn by Jews in Belgium.

Subject/Index Terms:: Jewish yellow stars of David, Jewish badges and patches; Yellow Stars; France (Europe); family artifacts

Creators:: German police authorities in Germany (1933 -- 1945); German occupation authorities (1939 -- 1945)