Patch
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 4.843 inches (12.301 cm) | Width: 3.622 inches (9.2 cm)
Archival History
The patch was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Salomon Redner, via his daughter Isabel Alcoff.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Salomon Redner
Scope and Content
Marek Redner's "W" patch. This stood for Wehrmacht (army) and was worn by Jews employed in factories run by the German army in Lwow, Poland. It identifies the employee as "useful" to Germany and provided temporary protection from extermination.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Genre
- Identifying Artifacts
- Object