Tag Der Arbeit commemorative pin
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
Archival History
The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Jeannette Tenenbaum, wife of Edward Tenenbaum and daughter-in-law of Joseph Tenenbaum.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jeannette Tenenbaum
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
Tag Der Arbeit pin issued to commemorate Labor Day, May 1, a holiday was established in 1933 by the Nazi government. It was acquired by Edward and Joseph Tenenbaum. Edward, a 1st Lieutenant in the OSS and the US Army during the Second World War (1939-1945), was the first American officer to enter Buchenwald concentration camp at liberation, a participant in the liberation of Ohrdruf, and author of the Buchenwald Report. His father, Joseph Tenenbaum, was one of the organizers of the early boycott against Nazi Germany.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Oval, silver colored, cast metal pin. There is a raised design with 3 men: man on left has hammer on shoulder, man in center holds a scroll, man on right holds a sheaf of wheat. Near the bottom edge, a raised image of an eagle holding in its claws a wreath with a swastika in its center. Wreath extends below edge of oval. Top border has German text; bottom the date 1935. The back has a pin clasp attached to the center by a raised metal guide.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- Soldiers--United States--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany--Personal narratives.
Genre
- Identifying Artifacts
- Object