German Life Insurance Company Letter Concerning Jewish Female

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.433

Object Name

Record, Insurance

Date

8-1-1944

Files

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Description

Front:Typed letter with large red Star of David handstamp at bottom center; '1.Aug.1944' handstamp at bottom left. Back: Continuation of typed text with Reich seal hand stamp.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Typed one-page two-sided file document concerning one Hedwig 'Sara' Broh with large red 'Jude' and Star of David hand stamp, and Third Reich eagle hand stamp on reverse. Jews who were later killed by the regime were forced to pay for life insurance policies in which the regime was the beneficiary.

Dimensions

11 1/2 x 8 1/2"

Keywords

Life insurance, Reich seal, Star of David

Subcollection

Concentration

Recommended Citation

"German Life Insurance Company Letter Concerning Jewish Female" (1944). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.433.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1370