Kennkarte of Kurt "Israel" Hamel, with J
Gift of Joel R. Hamel
Id no. 24.84, Document, German
Subject(s): Race laws
All Germans - "Aryans" as well as Jews - were required to carry identity papers (kennkarten) at all times. Nazi law required Jews who did not have easily identifable Jewish names to take "Israel" or "Sara" as a middle name. The kennkarten is also marked with a "J" for "Jude" (Jew).
