Carl Ebert collection

Identifier: irn84471
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn84471

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by David Ebert, the son of Carl Ebert.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a Star of David badge and a satirical French flier relating to the experiences of Carl Ebert as a US army soldier in the Signal Corps in Europe during World War II.

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Satirical French Anti-Nazi flier found by an American soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn88456
- English
- overall: Height: 9.875 inches (25.083 cm) | Width: 6.500 inches (16.51 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Satirical, French language flier acquired by Carl Ebert, a Jewish American World War II soldier while he was serving as a teletype maintenance technician in Europe from March 1944 - October 1945. Several pockets of French resistance developed in the face of German occupation. Among the activities that these groups carried out was the circulation of anti-German leaflets. Carl, a jeweler whose family emigrated from Austria-Hungary to New York in 1920, enlisted in the army in 1942. In early 1944, Carl’s unit, Company B, 3111th Signal Corps, shipped out from Monmouth, New Jersey to England. As ...
Yellow Star of David badge with a letter J. found by an American soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn88461
- English
- overall: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Belgian Star of David badge acquired by Carl Ebert, a Jewish American World War II soldier while he was serving as a teletype maintenance technician in Europe from March 1944 - October 1945. The German authorities required the badge to be worn by all Jews over six in order to humiliate them and make them easier to identify and separate from the general population. The badges were used in Nazi occupied Belgium from spring 1942 until liberation in September 1944. Carl, a jeweler whose family emigrated from Austria-Hungary to New York in 1920, enlisted in the army in 1942. In early 1944, Carl’...

Carl Ebert collection

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Satirical French Anti-Nazi flier found by an American soldier

Yellow Star of David badge with a letter J. found by an American soldier