Object numberM2012/010:005
DescriptionA photo identity card issued to Dr. Oskar Singer, Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, circa 1941.
One of the first Czech Jewish self-administrations was established in Prague in Autumn 1941, under the Reichsprotector Reinhard Heydrich. This type of cardboard cut-out wallet sized card was standard issue to the organization's members.
The card shows Dr. Oskar Singer, Judisches Nachrichtenblatt, Jewish Newspaper ( translation - to be confirmed) and gives personal information in German such as date and place of birth ( 24.11.1893 in Ustron bez. Friedek - district ), family status (married with 2 children) and a current address in Prague (Rostoky bei Prag, Stilles Tal 166). It is unknown whether Dr Oskar Singer brought the card with him to Terezin from Prague.
Identity cards were thought to be part of a chart containing a number of original identity cards of department heads and community leaders. This card and the entire collection of 29 similar cards in SJM, document first hand, the Nazi bureaucratic apparatus and its work. By order of SS Officer, Hans Gunther, head of the Prague Central office for Jewish Emigration, it was thought to be first displayed at the Prague Jewish Community offices.
The identity cards were brought to Australia in 1948 by Moric Kohn.
One of the first Czech Jewish self-administrations was established in Prague in Autumn 1941, under the Reichsprotector Reinhard Heydrich. This type of cardboard cut-out wallet sized card was standard issue to the organization's members.
The card shows Dr. Oskar Singer, Judisches Nachrichtenblatt, Jewish Newspaper ( translation - to be confirmed) and gives personal information in German such as date and place of birth ( 24.11.1893 in Ustron bez. Friedek - district ), family status (married with 2 children) and a current address in Prague (Rostoky bei Prag, Stilles Tal 166). It is unknown whether Dr Oskar Singer brought the card with him to Terezin from Prague.
Identity cards were thought to be part of a chart containing a number of original identity cards of department heads and community leaders. This card and the entire collection of 29 similar cards in SJM, document first hand, the Nazi bureaucratic apparatus and its work. By order of SS Officer, Hans Gunther, head of the Prague Central office for Jewish Emigration, it was thought to be first displayed at the Prague Jewish Community offices.
The identity cards were brought to Australia in 1948 by Moric Kohn.
Production date 1940 - 1941
Object nameidentity cards
Materialpaper, photographic emulsion, paper, paper
Dimensions
- width: 93.00 mm
height: 92.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Eva Gertler