Early Jewish Star of David Armband

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.136

Object Name

Armband, Political

Date

1941

Files

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Description

A white armband with blue Star of David stitched into it.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: A crudely stitched Star of David embroidered on cloth. On December 1, 1939, two months after the surrender of Poland to the Nazis, the German authorities ordered all Jews to wear an armband on their right sleeve bearing a blue Star of David.

Keywords

Jewish, Star of David

Subcollection

Star

Recommended Citation

"Early Jewish Star of David Armband" (1941). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.136.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/420