Armband stenciled Judenrat worn in the Plaszow labor camp

Identifier
irn513566
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2002.476.1
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn513566

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 8.680 inches (22.047 cm)

Archival History

The armband was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Edmund Goldenberg.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sybil Goldenberg

Scope and Content

The armband was worn by Dr. Edmund Goldenberg in a labor camp in Płaszów, Poland.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Yellowed plastic once probably white rectangular body with rounded corners; lenthwise at top stenciled in red ink: "JUDENRAT," at bottom "PLASZOW JULAG I."; blue stenciled Star of David at center; two metal grommets at either end to hold black string.

People

  • Goldenberg, Edmund, 1917-

Corporate Bodies

  • Płaszów (Concentration camp)

Genre

  • Object
  • Identifying Artifacts
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