Passport of Rosy Hermine ?Sara? Simon, with J
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Gift of Peter Simon
Id no. 2013.2.1, Document, German
Subject(s):  Race laws, Naming, Emigration
The large red ?J? [for Jude, Jew] and the middle name Sara inserted into the holder's name indicate that she is a Jew.

As of January 1, 1939, all Jews who did not have a clearly recognizable Jewish name were forced to take the middle names of ?Israel? (for men) and ?Sara? (for women).
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