Carel Sternberg identification card
Extent and Medium
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Creator(s)
- Carel Sternberg
Biographical History
Carel Sternberg was a Czech law student in France when the Germans took over the country. He fled Paris on a bicycle just ahead of the German Army. He was already a part of the International Relief Association when he partnered with Varian Fry and became a central player in the Marseille, France, operation of the Emergency Rescue Committee. Carel Sternberg continued a life-long association with what was to become the International Rescue and Relief Committee.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Carel Sternberg
The identification card was issued to Karel Sternberg donor and was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Carel Sternberg in 1992.
Scope and Content
The"Carte d' Identité" (identification card) was issued to Karel (or Carel) Sternberg donor, a Czech law student, in December 1938. Sternberg was in France when the Germans took over the country, and he worked closely with Varian Fry and the Emergency Rescue Committee in Marseille, France.
People
- Sternberg, Carel.
Subjects
- Jews--France--History--20th century.
Genre
- Identification cards.
- Document