National Socialist Passport Issued in Berlin to a Businessman and Signed by Constantin Karadja

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Object ID

2022.1.14

Object Name

Passport

Date

1939

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Description

32 page passport for Walter Wilhelm Meyerkort; photo included and many pages stamped.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Constantin Karadja was a Romanian diplomat credited with saving the lives of 51,000 Jews. He spoke nine languages, studied law and became a barrister in England before becoming the Romanian Consul General for Romania in Berlin during World War II. His energies went into protecting the human rights of Romanian Jews trapped in Nazi Germany. Karadja’s signature appears on a visa on page 11 of Walter Meyerkort’s Reisepass as Consul General for Romania.

Constantin Karadja was awarded Yad Vashem’s “Righteous Among the Nations” honor for saving the lives of Romanian Jews during World War II and putting himself and his career at great risk in doing so.

Dimensions

6 1/2 x 4 3/8"

Keywords

Constantin Karadja, Righteous Among the Nations

Subcollection

Diplomats

Recommended Citation

"National Socialist Passport Issued in Berlin to a Businessman and Signed by Constantin Karadja" (1939). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2022.1.14.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1861

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