Yiddish text handwritten in black ink on white paper.

Notice About Punishment For Not Wearing Jewish Badge

Vilna Ghetto, 1942. Handwritten document.

Notice (document no. 963) from the 2nd Precinct of the Vilna Ghetto Police, dated August 8th, 1942, to the Ghetto Registration Office, stating that its employee, Lili Hayman, has not put yellow stars on her clothes despite repeated warnings and needs to be punished. Full translation below:

To the Head of the Registration Office:

Despite numerous warnings issued to your co-worker, Lilli Heyman, that she should attach Star of David markings to her clothes, she has not conformed to this.

We ask that Lilli Heyman be punished appropriately.

Chief,

2nd Police Precinct

Vilna Ghetto

Digitization of this artifact has been made possible by the Edward Blank YIVO Vilna Online Collections project.

 

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