Posted 1 year ago
TomTopol
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From 5 October 1938, German Jews needed a "unique identifier" in the form of a 3 cm large red J in their passports. The following German passport was issued in Vienna on 27 September 1938 in the name of Dr. Friedrich Kropf, a merchant from Lemberg. Page six of the travel document has the following entry made during passport control at the central train station in the city of Saarbruecken.
"Rejected, because of the missing red stamp - 11 October 1938", which means the infamous red J stamp.
The red J-stamp was then added on 17 October 1938, and he could finally travel, almost a year later and just before WWII, to safe-haven to Chile and Argentina.
This document is because of this handwritten remark, outstanding and clear evidence of the repressions against Jews by the Nazis.
#weremember #holocaustmemorialday
Great historical item. Such horrible times of Nazi persecution, have been watching the Ken Burns Holocaust series it's all so sad and frightening, and it's good to have reminders of those times like this, thank you for posting
Thank you for your comment. My pleasure. KB always makes excellent documentaries.