Fritz P. Gluckstein collection

Identifier: irn78346
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn78346

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2009, and 2012 by Fritz P. Gluckstein.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of two Star of David badges and documents relating to the experiences of Fritz P. Gluckstein and his parents, George and Hedwig, during and after the Holocaust in Berlin, Germany.

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Unused Star of David badge with Jude issued to a German Jewish youth
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn4412
- English
- overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Star of David badge preprared for but never worn by Fritz Gluckstein, circa 1941-1945, in Berlin, Germany. On September 1941, the Nazi regime issued a decree that Jews must wear Judenstern at all times to mark them as outcasts from German society. Fritz's Hebrew class discussed the meaning, embarrassment, and consequences, such as arrest, if caught without it, and what to do if they were attacked. The badge had to be sewn tightly on the left and officials would use pencils to try to get behind the star. Fritz was the son of a Jewish father and a Christian mother, Georg and Hedwig. After Hit...
Star of David badge with Jude worn by a German Jewish youth
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn4413
- English
- overall: Height: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm) | Width: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Star of David badge worn by Fritz Gluckstein, circa 1941-1945, in Berlin, Germany. On September 1941, the Nazi regime issued a decree that Jews must wear Judenstern at all times to mark them as outcasts from German society. Fritz's Hebrew class discussed the meaning, embarrassment, and consequences, such as arrest, if caught without it, and what to do if they were attacked. His mother prepared and applied the patches. They had to be sewn tightly on the left and officials would use pencils to try to get behind the star. Fritz was the son of a Jewish father and a Christian mother, Georg and H...
Fritz Gluckstein papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn609862
- English
- 1942-1948
- folders 4
- Updated 1 year ago
The Fritz Gluckstein papers include identification papers, permits, and immigration papers for Fritz Gluckstein, a certificate documenting his father’s receipt of a World War I veteran’s medal, two photographs of Fritz Gluckstein and his family, and an announcement for the first Passover seder held in Berlin since 1932. Fritz Gluckstein materials include a 1942 report card; 1942‐1944 permits and notices documenting Gluckstein’s employment, release from the Rosenstrasse holding camp, use of the S‐Bahn, and exclusion from military service; and authorization, identification, and travel papers ...

Fritz P. Gluckstein collection

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Unused Star of David badge with Jude issued to a German Jewish youth

Star of David badge with Jude worn by a German Jewish youth

Fritz Gluckstein papers