Armband inscribed with camp names where the Polish Jewish inmate was imprisoned
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm) | Width: 6.375 inches (16.192 cm)
Archival History
The armband was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Rose Greenbaum, the widow of Mordka Greenbaum.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Rose Greenbaum
Scope and Content
Armband worn by Mordka Grynbaum in Theresienstadt inscribed, possibly postwar, with his prisoner number and the names of concentration and slave labor camps where he was imprisoned. The red triangle would identify him as a political prisoner.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
White cotton armband with red trim and a red triangular patch sewn in the upper right corner. The front has text and a number handwritten in blue ink and a circular blue inked stamp with German text.
front, hand printed, blue ink : K.L. / RIGA SCHTUTTOW / BUCHENWALD 83180 / TEREZIN
Subjects
- Concentration camp inmates--Czechoslovakia.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Czech Republic--Terezin (Ustecky kraj)--Personal narratives.
Genre
- Identifying Artifacts
- Object