Object ID
2014.1.135
Object Name
Armband, Political
Date
1941
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Description
An armband worn by a member of the Jewish Ghetto Police.
Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:
Armband from a Jewish ghetto, an armband worn by a member of Judischer Ordnungsdienst (Jewish Ghetto Police), one of the Auxiliary police units organized in the Jewish ghettos of Europe by local Judenrat councils under orders of the occupying Nazis. Members of the Judischer Ordnungsdienst were the Jews themselves, had no official uniform other than the armband and a badge, and were not allowed to carry firearms. They were used by the Germans primarily for securing the deportation of other Jews to concentration camps.
Keywords
Star of David, Ghetto, Police
Subcollection
Ghettos, Star
Recommended Citation
"Armband Worn by Member of Jewish Ghetto Police" (1941). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.135.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/34