F03_P05: Persecution of Jews, Ruth Sara Joseph
c. 1930s, Front side - Photograph of Margot Joseph's daughter.
Black-and-white photograph depicting Margot Joseph's young daughter. The child is wearing a dark buttoned wool or cotton jacket. She has a short dark haircut. Her left arm is resting on the wooden chair she is sitting upon.
Name/Title
F03_P05: Persecution of Jews, Ruth Sara JosephEntry/Object ID
2007.3.5.aScope and Content
c. 1930s, photograph of Margot Joseph's daughter.Context
Effective January 1, 1939, Jews in Germany were required to adopt given names approved by the Nazi regime: “the given name Israel in the case of males, and the given name Sara in the case of females.” With the fee paid by a 50-pfennig Hindenburg Medallion stamp, 33-year-old Jewish woman Margot Sara Joseph obtained her postal identity card at Cologne, Germany, on April 3, 1939, probably to identify herself when she mailed letters and cards to foreign countries. The law required her to add Sara to her young daughter’s name also.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
Photograph