Alfred and Emma Heumann Pisko family collection

Identifier: irn617804
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Dr. Maria Weissenberg Barrows, the cousin of Alfred Rudolph Pisko.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a Star of David badge, documents, and a photograph relating to the experiences of Alfred Rudolph Pisko and his wife, Emma Heumann Pisko, and their families in Austria and Germany before the Holocaust, and the United Kingdom and the United States during and after the Holocaust.

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Alfred and Emma Pisko papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn623871
- English
- 1938-1980
- folders 3
- Updated 1 year ago
The Alfred and Emma Pisko papers include birth certificates, United Kingdom certificates of registration, travel documents, and a marriage certificate for Alfred and Emma Pisko as well as a photograph of the couple in 1980. The registration certificates indicate that Alfred and Emma were exempt from internment because they were refugees from Nazi oppression. Additional military and immigration records documenting Alfred Pisko include an enlistment attestation, service records (pay book, release book, record of service card), declaration of intention to become an American citizen, and certif...
Factory-printed Star of David badge acquired by an Austrian refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn623872
- English
- overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Factory-printed Star of David badge worn by a relative of the donor between 1941 and 1945. On September 1, 1941, all Jews in the Reich six years of age or older were required to wear a badge, a yellow Star of David with a black-outline and the word “Jew” printed inside the star in German, to identify themselves. The badge was used to stigmatize and control the Jewish population. Prior to this large-scale decree, identification requirements for Jewish individuals varied by locality and administration. As Germany annexed territory, the same or similar decrees were enforced in other countries,...

Alfred and Emma Heumann Pisko family collection

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Alfred and Emma Pisko papers

Factory-printed Star of David badge acquired by an Austrian refugee