Gift of Hannah M. Weill

Id no. 443.96, Document, German

January 03 1939, Germany, Berlin

Subject(s):  Race laws, Children, Families

As of October 5,1938, German Jews were required to have the letter "J" stamped in their passports. 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).