Nazi "Winter Relief" badge
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
Archival History
The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Mark Esterman.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mark Esterman. These publications were obtained in Germany in 1935 by Benjamin and Sophie Esterman, American citizens who were traveling in Europe, and visited Germany in order to see for themselves and to inform others where Nazism was going. They are donated in the same spirit to the Holocaust Museum by the children of Benjamin and Sophie Esterman and their families; to bear witness and to warn of the cruelty and danger of bigotry, racial prejudice, and hatred.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
shield-shaped; recto: off-white background with black text, "Volksgenosse hilf!/Winter hilfswerk/des Deutschen/Volkes 33/34" around perimeter of badge; center occupied by image of blue pennant adorned with letters, "VDA"
Genre
- Object
- Identifying Artifacts