Object numberM1993/057
DescriptionIdentity document issued to Marta Reissova by the National Security Police, Prague, 25 May 1945. It indicates that she was incarcerated in Mauthausen, Ravensbruck and Freiberg.
Provisional identity card issued by the National Security Police Department in Prague to Marta Reissova on 25 May 1945 to aid her re-identification, and issued for the purpose of applying for an identity card. Marta was born on 16 March 1906 in Sedlcany and lived in Prague in Zitna Street. The document confirms that she was in Mauthausen concentration camp. The certificate is valid only until 2 July 1945, but has been extended to 13 June, then 30 June, and finally extended again until 30 August 1945. At the top of the document, Marta has used the document to record the other camps she was in, namely, Ravensbruck (prisoner number 54280) and Freiberg (prisoner number 74963).
Provisional identity card issued by the National Security Police Department in Prague to Marta Reissova on 25 May 1945 to aid her re-identification, and issued for the purpose of applying for an identity card. Marta was born on 16 March 1906 in Sedlcany and lived in Prague in Zitna Street. The document confirms that she was in Mauthausen concentration camp. The certificate is valid only until 2 July 1945, but has been extended to 13 June, then 30 June, and finally extended again until 30 August 1945. At the top of the document, Marta has used the document to record the other camps she was in, namely, Ravensbruck (prisoner number 54280) and Freiberg (prisoner number 74963).
Production placePrague, Czech Republic
Production date 1945
Subjectdiscrimination
Object nameidentity cards
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 202.00 mm
height: 290.00 mm
Language
- Czech This is a provisional identity card issued by the National Security Police Department in Prague to Marta Reissova on 25 May 1945. It is to aid her re-identification, and issued for the sole purpose of applying for an identity card. It states that Marta was born on 16 March 1906 in Sedlcany and that she lived in Prague in Zitna Street. The document confirms that she was in Mauthausen concentration camp. The certificate is valid only until 2 July 1945, but has been extended to 13 June, then 30 June, and finally extended untill 30 August 1945. At the top of the document, Marta Reiss has handwritten that she was in Ravensbruck (prisoner number 54280) and Freiberg (prisoner number 74963).
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs. Marta Reiss