Rebecca's Identity Card

Anderlecht, Belgium, issued December 22, 1941

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Folded into three sections, a Jewish identity card with machine-printed headings and handwritten text accompanying it. The card is number 22041. There is personal information, expiry date, a photo of a young woman with dark hair, and a red stamp reading “Jood-Juif.”
One side of Rebecca Teitelbaum’s identity card with her photo and stamped with the word “Jew” in French and Dutch.
Folded into three sections, a Jewish identity card with machine-printed headings. The title of the document is “Carte d’identité et d’isncription aux registres de la population/Identiteitskaart ten blijke van inschrijving in de bevolkingsregisters.” Across the middle of the document is a red band that reads “Étranger/Vreemdeling.”
The other side of Rebecca Teitelbaum’s identity card with “foreigner” in French and Dutch.

This identity card belonged to Rebecca Teitelbaum, a Jewish woman living in Belgium during the war. Belgium was occupied by the Nazis in 1940. All Jewish residents were ordered to register with the Belgian authorities. They were given identity cards stamped with the words “Jood-Juif.” This showed that they were Jewish. The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 were used to define who was Jewish.

Donated to the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre by Alex Buckman. 99.008.005d

Transcript

[A partial translation of the original French and Dutch.]

[Front of identity card, first section]

Kingdom of Belgium 

Foreigner 
Identity Card 
And registration in the population register 

[Front of identity card, third section] 

Extract from the royal decree of August 14, 1933

First Article – The foreigner of more than 15 years old can not reside in the Kingdom for more than six months if he did not ask the municipal administration of his city of residence to issue an identity card provided for in article 5. This formality must be accomplished as soon as the third month of residence is expired. The foreigner who turns 15 during his stay in the Kingdom must, within eight days starting from his 15th birthday, ask the municipal administration of his city of residence to issue an identity card. Art. 11. – The foreigner must always carry his identity card and show it at any request from an escrow agent of the authorities or the law enforcement or from any other person with a government authority. Art. 16. – Are condemned to the foreseen sentences in article 6 from the law of June 2, 1856: 1. Violations of dispositions from article 1, paragraph 1 and 12 of this decree; 2. The possession of an identity card with crossing-outs or any other degradation or with a picture that does not portray the holder; 3. The issuance of an identity card without the approval or regardless the opposition of the Ministry of Justice; 4. Failing to request within the prescribed deadline, the issue or renewal of the identity card. – All without prejudice to the administrative measures to which the foreigner may be subject. 

[Back of identity card, first section] 

Civil status: 1. Spouse Teitelbaum Herman
Profession: / 
Previous residence: 51-149-30 
Registered: vol 97 fol. 11 
Street Ruysdael, nr 4 
Issued in Anderlecht 
On 22.12.1941 

This card is valid until November 17, 1943

[Back of card, third section] 

File number: 2204 
Name: Buckman
First name: Rebecca 
Born in: Anvers [Antwerp] 
On: September 20, 1909 
Nationality: Hungarian 

Has requested registration in the Jewish registry [stamped in red ink] 

JEW

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