Passport of Heinz "Israel" Motulski, with J
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Gift of Henry Morley
Id no. 707.89, Document, German
Subject(s):  Race laws
Nazi law required Jews who did not have easily identifable Jewish names to take "Israel" or "Sara" as a middle name.

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

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