Name tag of Dutch Holocaust victim David “Deddie” Zak

Medium:

unknown metal

Place of Origin:

Poland > Sobibor extermination camp

Repository:

Museum and Memorial in Sobibór

Date:

ca. 1940s

ID:

250112

Keywords:

Holocaust Memory Archaeology Nametag Children Netherlands Identity Evidence

Notes:

Uncovered at the Sobibor camp, East Poland, during excavations in 2013. The complete tag would have read: D.J. V/D Velde, Pres. Brandstraat 5II, Amsterdam, GEB. 21–11–1932. Photography courtesy of Yoram Haimi.