Small Nazi Party Rally banner with an image of Hitler acquired by a US soldier
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 12.875 inches (32.703 cm) | Width: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm)
Creator(s)
- Harold B. Goldberg (Subject)
Biographical History
Harold B. Goldberg (1922-2011) was born in Brooklyn, New York to Samuel and Rose Goldberg. Samuel and Rose were born in Russia and immigrated to the United States before the birth of their children. Samuel worked as a presser in a tailor shop. Harold had six siblings and the family spoke Yiddish and English at home. As a young adult Harold worked as a mail carrier and attended City College in New York. On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. The following day the United States declared war on Japan, and on December 11, Germany declared war on the United States. On October 31, 1942 Harold was drafted into the U.S. military. He entered the army on October 31, 1942 as a private, and received serial number 32613738. He served in Europe until the end of the war. Harold then returned home to New York where he married his wife Rita in 1952. The family lived in New York for the rest of their lives.
Archival History
The Nazi Party Rally banner was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by the family of Harold Goldberg.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the family of Harold Goldberg
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
Small Nazi Party red cloth banner with an image of Adolf Hitler brought back from the war by Harold Goldberg, an American soldier who served in Europe, circa 1945-1946, during and after World War II. The banner was made for the September 1934, 6th annual Nazi Party Rally in Nuremberg, Germany.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectangular, lightweight, red cloth banner with a paper circle printed with a creased, color portrait of Hitler in a light brown uniform adhered to the center front. A green oak leaf wreath is silk screened on the cloth around the portrait. Two black mobile swastikas are printed in the top corners and German text is printed at the top and bottom. A white cloth circle printed with a black mobile swastika is sewn to the center back, in the same area as the paper portrait. The banner ends in 2 scalloped arcs, which are frayed. The top is unevenly cut and there is a slit on the top right. A small newspaper remnant is adhered to the bottom.
People
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--Iconography.
Corporate Bodies
- Nazi Party Congress
Subjects
- Soldiers--United States--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- Jewish soldiers--United States--Biography.
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes)--Soldiers--United States--Biography.
Genre
- Object
- Identifying Artifacts
- Banners.