Ernest Bergman collection

Identifier: irn85983
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 2014 by Ernest Bergman.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a Star of David badge, correspondence, and envelopes, postcards, and philatelic material relating to experiences in Switzerland, France, and Germany during and after the Holocaust and World War II.

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Ernest Bergman philatelic and document collection
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn76149
- English
- 1938-2012
- folders 2
- Updated 1 year ago
Consists of envelopes, postcards, correspondence, and philatelic material from the collection of Ernest Bergman. The papers demonstrates the breadth of stamps and postal marks used in wartime and post-war Switzerland, including in refugee camps. Includes copies of Bergman's curatorial text for the collection and loose postcards and envelopes from the French internment camps of Masseube, Nexon, and Gurs, as well as some commemorative anniversary stamps.
Factory-printed Star of David badge printed with Jude, manufactured in Nazi Germany.
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn85786
- English
- overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
German, factory-printed Star of David badge, acquired postwar by Ernest Bergman. On September 1, 1941, all Jews in the Reich six years of age or older were required to wear a badge, which consisted of a yellow Star of David with a black outline and the word “Jew” printed inside the star in German. 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, resulting in t...

Ernest Bergman collection

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Ernest Bergman philatelic and document collection

Factory-printed Star of David badge printed with Jude, manufactured in Nazi Germany.