"Israel" Invoice

Authors

Object ID

2012.1.304

Object Name

Invoice

Date

8-1-1939

Files

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Description

Tan paper with printed information in blue titled, "Gerichstasaffe Ludwigshafen a Rb." Includes an address on the opposite side.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: A law enacted August 17, 1938 required Jews with non-Jewish forenames to assume the name "Sara" if a woman and "Israel" if a man. This law became effective January 1, 1939. These names were to be used on all correspondence -- private or official -- including return addresses on mail. This is a folded invoice from the Court of Justice at Ludwigshafen to an "Israel" Weingart at Manheim.

Dimensions

11 1/2 x 8 1/2"

Keywords

Stamp, Justice at Ludwigshafen, court of Justice at Ludwigshafen, Manheim, Israel Weingart, Weingart

Recommended Citation

""Israel" Invoice" (1939). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2012.1.304.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/985