Gift of Herman Strauss and Norbert Strauss

Id no. 158.96, Document, German

Subject(s):  Emigration, Race laws

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).