Tag Der Arbeit commemorative pin

Identifier
irn559435
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.471.3
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)

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

Tag Der Arbeit pin issued to commemorate Labor Day, May 1, a holiday was established in 1933 by the Nazi government. 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

Oval, silver colored, cast metal pin. There is a raised design with 3 men: man on left has hammer on shoulder, man in center holds a scroll, man on right holds a sheaf of wheat. Near the bottom edge, a raised image of an eagle holding in its claws a wreath with a swastika in its center. Wreath extends below edge of oval. Top border has German text; bottom the date 1935. The back has a pin clasp attached to the center by a raised metal guide.

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