"Kennkarte" (Identification Document) for Herman Rosenbaum

Authors

Object ID

2012.1.84

Object Name

Booklet, Identification

Date

1944

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Description

Grey booklet titled, "Deutsches Reich Kennkarte." Includes a black and white photograph of, and biological information about Herman Rosenbaum.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: A Nazi identification document for Herman Rosenbaum, a Jew. The Kennkarte was a basic form of identification during the Third Reich, introduced in 1938. All citizens were expected to produce it when confronted by police or other officials of the state. Here the large "J" identified Rosenbaum as a Jew. Berlin is the identified police precinct which issued it.

Dimensions

5 3/4 x 8" (open)

Keywords

Kennkarte, Identification, Herman Rosenbaum

Subcollection

Early

Recommended Citation

""Kennkarte" (Identification Document) for Herman Rosenbaum" (1944). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2012.1.84.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/758

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