Hitler youth badge
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 1.140 inches (2.896 cm)
Archival History
The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Mark Esterman.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mark Esterman. These publications were obtained in Germany in 1935 by Benjamin and Sophie Esterman, American citizens who were traveling in Europe, and visited Germany in order to see for themselves and to inform others where Nazism was going. They are donated in the same spirit to the Holocaust Museum by the children of Benjamin and Sophie Esterman and their families; to bear witness and to warn of the cruelty and danger of bigotry, racial prejudice, and hatred.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
oval; ceramic; white background with diamond outline in black filled-in with red and white geometric shapes and a swastika in center; text over red areas reads, "21./Juni/1934"; verso: iron alloy safety pin glued vertically to badge
Genre
- Object
- Identifying Artifacts