Helmut Rosendahl collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn616231
• English
• folder 1
• Updated 7 months ago

Contains a testimony of Helmut Rosendahl (donors' father) and a speech he gave in Germany, along with a copy of the English translation of the speech, regarding his experiences during the Holocaust.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn616232
• English
• overall: Height: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Factory-printed Star of David badge, owned by a Jewish person in the Netherlands. Germany invaded the Netherlands in May 1940. On April 29, 1942, all Jews in the Netherlands were required to wear a badge, which consisted of a yellow Star of David with a black outline and the word “Jew” printed inside the star in Dutch. The badge was used to stigmatize and control the Jewish population. Prior to this large-scale decree, identification requirements for Jewish individuals varied by locality and administration. Duplicated from those printed in Germany, these badges were made by factories such a...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn616233
• English
• overall: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Factory-printed Star of David badge, owned by a Jewish person in the Netherlands. Germany invaded the Netherlands in May 1940. On April 29, 1942, all Jews in the Netherlands were required to wear a badge, which consisted of a yellow Star of David with a black outline and the word “Jew” printed inside the star in Dutch. The badge was used to stigmatize and control the Jewish population. Prior to this large-scale decree, identification requirements for Jewish individuals varied by locality and administration. Duplicated from those printed in Germany, these badges were made by factories such a...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn616234
• English
• overall: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.477 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Voucher, valued at 10 cents, distributed in Westerbork transit camp, and acquired by Helmut Rosendahl, a German Jewish man held there in 1944. While at the camp, inmates were compelled to work, and a special currency was issued to incentivize output, but the money had no real monetary value outside the camp. After Germany invaded the Netherlands on May 10, 1940, the German authorities began using Westerbork as a transit camp, holding internees until they were deported to forced labor camps or killing centers in other countries. The special currency was first distributed in 1944, and designe...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn616235
• English
• overall: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.477 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Voucher, valued at 25 cents, distributed in Westerbork transit camp, and acquired by Helmut Rosendahl, a German Jewish man held there in 1944. While at the camp, inmates were compelled to work, and a special currency was issued to incentivize output, but the money had no real monetary value outside the camp. After Germany invaded the Netherlands on May 10, 1940, the German authorities began using Westerbork as a transit camp, holding internees until they were deported to forced labor camps or killing centers in other countries. The special currency was first distributed in 1944, and designe...