Anonymous Jehovah’s Witness collection

Identifier: irn87695
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn87695

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Franz Wohlfahrt and Robert Buckley on behalf of the original owner who wished to remain anonymous.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a concentration camp uniform jacket, pants, and overcoat relating to the experiences of a Jehovah's Witness imprisoned in Buchenwald and Flossenburg concentration camps in Germany before and during the Holocaust.

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Concentration camp uniform jacket with a purple triangle worn by a Jehovah’s Witness inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn2961
- English
- 1939-1945
- overall: Height: 26.125 inches (66.358 cm) | Width: 16.125 inches (40.958 cm)
- Updated 12 months ago
Concentration camp uniform jacket worn by a male Jehovah’s Witness who was imprisoned in Buchenwald and Flossenbürg concentration camps from October 25, 1939, to May 8, 1945. It has a white patch with his Flossenbürg prisoner number, 38641, beside a purple triangle marking him as a Jehovah’s Witness. The Nazi regime persecuted Jehovah’s Witnesses, who refused to put any authority before God or serve in the military. In mid-September 1937, he was imprisoned by the Gestapo for leading the local Jehovah’s Witness group, whose activities were considered subversive activity against the Nazi regi...
Concentration camp uniform trousers worn by a Jehovah’s Witness inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn2962
- English
- 1939-1945
- overall: Height: 27.250 inches (69.215 cm) | Width: 15.500 inches (39.37 cm)
- Updated 12 months ago
Concentration camp uniform pants worn by a male Jehovah’s Witness who was imprisoned in Buchenwald and Flossenbürg concentration camps from October 25, 1939, to May 8, 1945. The Nazi regime persecuted Jehovah’s Witnesses, who refused to put any authority before God or serve in the military. In mid-September 1937, he was imprisoned by the Gestapo for leading the local Jehovah’s Witness group, whose activities were viewed as subversive activity against the Nazi regime. After two years, the SS sent him to Buchenwald where he was a slave laborer. On December 11, 1944, he was transferred to Flos...
Concentration camp uniform coat with a purple triangle worn by a Jehovah’s Witness inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn2963
- English
- 1939-1945
- overall: Height: 44.750 inches (113.665 cm) | Width: 16.625 inches (42.228 cm)
- Updated 12 months ago
Concentration camp uniform overcoat worn by a male Jehovah’s Witness who was imprisoned in Buchenwald and Flossenbürg concentration camps from October 25, 1939, to May 8, 1945. It has a white patch with his Flossenbürg prisoner number, 38641, beside a purple triangle marking him as a Jehovah’s Witness. The Nazi regime persecuted Jehovah’s Witnesses, who refused to put any authority before God or serve in the military. In mid-September 1937, he was imprisoned by the Gestapo for leading the local Jehovah’s Witness group, whose activities were viewed as subversive activity against the Nazi reg...

Anonymous Jehovah’s Witness collection

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Concentration camp uniform jacket with a purple triangle worn by a Jehovah’s Witness inmate

Concentration camp uniform trousers worn by a Jehovah’s Witness inmate

Concentration camp uniform coat with a purple triangle worn by a Jehovah’s Witness inmate