Passport

Identifier
irn523344
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.130.1
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1940
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn523344

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Kenneth T. Jasper

The passport was donated to the Unites States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999 by Kenneth Jasper Issued to Elsa Kraustz, February 1940, Vienna, Austria. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999 by Kenneth Jasper.

Scope and Content

The passport ("Reisepass") was issued to Elsa Sara Kraustz on February 13, 1940, in Vienna, Austria. The green passport bears a Nazi seal and a red "J" on page one, designating Kraustz as Jewish. A black and white photograph of Kraustz is attached to page 2.

People

  • Kraustz, Elsa.

Subjects

  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Austria--Vienna.
  • Jews--Austria--Vienna--History--20th century.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.