Star of David badge with word Jude issued to an inmate of Łódź ghetto

Identifier
irn514447
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1990.31.9
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Bella Jakubowicz (later Tovey) was born in 1926 in Sosnowiec, Poland. She was the oldest of four children. Her father owned a knitting factory which the Germans confiscated after they invaded Poland in 1939. The family's furniture was given to an ethnic German woman. They were forced to move to the ghetto where Bella was a forced laborer in a factory. At the end of 1942, the family was sent to the ghetto in Będzin, Poland. In 1943, Bella was deported to Gräben a subcamp of Gross-Rosen concentration camp in Germany. In 1944, she was sent to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. She was liberated in April 1945 by British forces. Bella emigrated to the United States in 1946.

Archival History

The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Bella Jakubowicz Tovey, the wife of Henry Tevey.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Bella Jakubowicz Tovey

Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scope and Content

The badge was issued to Henry Tovey in the ghetto in Łódź, Poland.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Yellow cloth badge in the shape of a 6 pointed Star of David. The star outline is formed from 2 overlapping, dyed triangles and has German text in the center.

Subjects

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