Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes Christmas fund raising pin
Extent and Medium
overall: | Diameter: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
Creator(s)
- Winterhilfswerk Des Deutschen Volkes (Issuer)
Archival History
The pin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Jeannette Tenenbaum, wife of Edward Tenenbaum and daughter-in-law of Joseph Tenenbaum.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jeannette Tenenbaum
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes (Winter Relief Agency of the German People) Christmas pin issued to those who donated to the Nazi Party charity. It was acquired by Edward and Joseph Tenenbaum. Edward, a 1st Lieutenant in the OSS and the US Army during the Second World War (1939-1945), was the first American officer to enter Buchenwald concentration camp at liberation, a participant in the liberation of Ohrdruf, and author of the Buchenwald Report. His father, Joseph Tenenbaum, was one of the organizers of the early boycott against Nazi Germany.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Circular metal pin with embossed houses and pine trees in the center, encircled by German phrase: Wir Helfen Weihnachten in jedem Deutschen haus! [We help Christmas in every German house!]
Subjects
- Soldiers--United States--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany--Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
Genre
- Identifying Artifacts
- Object