Badge
- Object Name:
- Badge
- Object ID:
- 2005.018.219
- Place of Origin:
- France
- Date:
- 1940-1944
- Description:
- Jewish badge, worn during the German occupation of France, 1940-1944. Cotton. Yellow Star of David, printed with black hexagram and word "Juif" (French for Jew). Yellow fabric is folded around the six points of the star and sewn around the outer edge to a dark brown lining.
- Material:
- Textile
- Dimensions:
- H-4.4 W-3.9 inches
- Provenance:
- From the estate of Linda Morley, widow of artist Armand Szainer (1914-1998) of Manchester, NH.
Armand Szainer was born in Poland and raised in Germany. He emigrated to France in 1933, where he began his art career. He was a prisoner of war in Germany, 1940-45. He married Sylvia Kostmann (1912-1983) in 1947 and emigrated to New Hampshire in 1951. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Linda Morley
- People:
- Szainer, Armand H. (1914-1998)
- Subjects:
- Jewish star, Judaism, Star of David
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