Ruth Kittel Miller family collection

Identifier: irn61106
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2006 by Ron and Susan Miller, the son and daughter-in-law of Ruth Kittel Miller.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of six Star of David badges, two German bank notes, Theresienstadt scrip, correspondence, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Ruth Kittel (later Miller) and her family in Berlin, Germany, before, during, and after the Holocaust until their emigration to the United States in 1946.

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Ruth Miller papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn518611
- English
- box oversize boxes 1 3
- Updated 1 year ago
The Ruth Miller papers consist of biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, and printed materials documenting the Kittel family from Berlin, Josef Kittel’s Catholic ancestry, wartime persecutions, and the Kittels’ immigration to the United States. Biographical materials include birth, marriage, and death certificates; school records; military papers; medical records; identification papers; ration coupons; employment records; immigration and travel papers; certificates of naturalization and social security cards for Josef, Marie, and Ruth Kittel. This series also includes Ruth’s r...
Star of David badge with Jude for Jew worn by a young woman assigned to forced labor
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn61098
- English
- overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Yellow cloth Star of David badge worn by Ruth Kittel, her sister, Hannelore, or their Jewish mother, Marie, while living with their Catholic father Josef under the Nazi dictatorship in Berlin, Germany. On September 19, 1941, 14 year old Ruth picked up government mandated Judenstern from the Office of the Jewish Organization because she, Hannelore, 17, and Maria had to wear one at all times to identify themselves as Jewish. In spring 1942, her Jewish school closed, and Ruth had to register as a forced laborer with the Work Office for Jews. In November, Ruth was assigned to the Osram light bu...
Unused Star of David badge with Jude for Jew owned by a young woman assigned to forced labor
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn61099
- English
- overall: Height: 5.625 inches (14.288 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Yellow cloth Star of David badge, not yet cut from square, received but not used by Ruth Kittel, her sister, Hannelore, or their Jewish mother, Marie, while living with their Catholic father Josef under the Nazi dictatorship in Berlin, Germany. On September 19, 1941, 14 year old Ruth picked up government mandated Judenstern from the Office of the Jewish Organization because she, Hannelore, 17, and Maria had to wear one at all times to identify themselves as Jewish. In spring 1942, her Jewish school closed, and Ruth had to register as a forced laborer with the Work Office for Jews. In Novemb...
Star of David badge with Jude for Jew worn by a young woman assigned to forced labor
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn61100
- English
- overall: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Yellow cloth Star of David badge worn by Ruth Kittel, her sister, Hannelore, or their Jewish mother, Marie, while living with their Catholic father Josef under the Nazi dictatorship in Berlin, Germany. On September 19, 1941, 14 year old Ruth picked up government mandated Judenstern from the Office of the Jewish Organization because she, Hannelore, 17, and Maria had to wear one at all times to identify themselves as Jewish. In spring 1942, her Jewish school closed, and Ruth had to register as a forced laborer with the Work Office for Jews. In November, Ruth was assigned to the Osram light bu...
Star of David badge with Jude for Jew worn by a young woman assigned to forced labor
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn61101
- English
- overall: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Yellow cloth Star of David badge worn by Ruth Kittel, her sister, Hannelore, or their Jewish mother, Marie, while living with their Catholic father Josef under the Nazi dictatorship in Berlin, Germany. On September 19, 1941, 14 year old Ruth picked up government mandated Judenstern from the Office of the Jewish Organization because she, Hannelore, 17, and Maria had to wear one at all times to identify themselves as Jewish. In spring 1942, her Jewish school closed, and Ruth had to register as a forced laborer with the Work Office for Jews. In November, Ruth was assigned to the Osram light bu...
Unused Star of David badge with Jude for Jew owned by a young woman assigned to forced labor
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn61102
- English
- overall: Height: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Yellow cloth Star of David badge received but not used by Ruth Kittel, her sister, Hannelore, or their Jewish mother, Marie, while living with their Catholic father Josef under the Nazi dictatorship in Berlin, Germany. On September 19, 1941, 14 year old Ruth picked up government mandated Judenstern from the Office of the Jewish Organization because she, Hannelore, 17, and Maria had to wear one at all times to identify themselves as Jewish. In spring 1942, her Jewish school closed, and Ruth had to register as a forced laborer with the Work Office for Jews. In November, Ruth was assigned to t...
Star of David badge with Jude for Jew worn by a young woman assigned to forced labor
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn61103
- English
- overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Yellow cloth Star of David badge worn by Ruth Kittel, her sister, Hannelore, or their Jewish mother, Marie, while living with their Catholic father Josef under the Nazi dictatorship in Berlin, Germany. On September 19, 1941, 14 year old Ruth picked up government mandated Judenstern from the Office of the Jewish Organization because she, Hannelore, 17, and Maria had to wear one at all times to identify themselves as Jewish. In spring 1942, her Jewish school closed, and Ruth had to register as a forced laborer with the Work Office for Jews. In November, Ruth was assigned to the Osram light bu...
Allied Military Authority currency, German ½ mark, acquired by a female forced laborer
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn61202
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Allied military currency, 1/2 mark, acquired by Ruth Kittel while she and her sister, Hannelore, were living with their Jewish mother, Marie (Maria), and Catholic father, Josef, in Berlin, Germany, during the Holocaust. Military currency or occupation money was produced for use by military personnel in occupied territories. The notes for different currencies: lire, francs, kroner, marks, schillings, and yen, had similar designs for ease of production. On September 19, 1941, 14 year old Ruth picked-up government mandated Judenstern or Star of David badges from the Office of the Jewish Organi...
Allied Military Authority currency, German 1 mark, acquired by a female forced laborer
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn61203
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Allied military currency, 1 mark, acquired by Ruth Kittel while she and her sister, Hannelore, were living with their Jewish mother, Marie (Maria), and Catholic father, Josef, in Berlin, Germany, during the Holocaust. Military currency or occupation money was produced for use by military personnel in occupied territories. The notes for different currencies: lire, francs, kroner, marks, schillings, and yen, had similar designs for ease of production. On September 19, 1941, 14 year old Ruth picked-up government mandated Judenstern or Star of David badges from the Office of the Jewish Organiza...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note, acquired by a female forced laborer
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn61204
- English
- overall: Height: 2.375 inches (6.032 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.747 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip valued at 5 kronen, acquired by Ruth Kittel while she and her sister, Hannelore, were living with their Jewish mother, Marie (Maria), and Catholic father, Josef, in Berlin, Germany, during the Holocaust. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry to Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. On September 19, 1941, 14 year old Ruth picked-up government mandated Judenstern or Star of David badges from the Office of the Jewish Organization because she, Hannelore, 17, and Maria had to wear one at all ti...