Mandatory identification label for Jewish doctors
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
Archival History
The label was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Laurie Mitchell Billowitz.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Laurie Mitchell Billowitz
Scope and Content
Label with a blue star of David on a yellow circle of the type that had to be used by Jewish doctors during the Nazi regime in Germany. They also state that the doctor can only treat Jewish patients. After Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933, anti-Jewish legislation severely restricted Jewish participation in the medical profession. Jewish doctors were required to apply identifying labels to their offices, mail boxes, and correspondence.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Unused adhesive backed white paper label with a blue Star of David on a yellow field, with German text.
Genre
- Object
- Identifying Artifacts