Stained white cloth patch with prisoner number 41679 worn in Buchenwald concentration camp
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm)
Creator(s)
- Jacques Stambul (Subject)
Archival History
The badge was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Dora and Béatrice Stambul, the wife and daughter of Jacques Stambul.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dora and Beatrice Stambul
Scope and Content
Offwhite prisoner patch with number 41679 issued to and worn by Jacques Stambul in Buchenwald concentration camp from November 17, 1943, to April 11, 1945 when the praioerns seized control of the camp. US forces entered the camp that afternoon and found more than 20,000 starved inmates.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Rectangular, stained offwhite patch with the number 41679 stenciled in black ink acorss the center.
front, black ink : 41679
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Personal narratives.
- Concentration camp inmates--Germany--Biography.
- Holocaust survivors--Biography.
Genre
- Identifying Artifacts
- Object