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Identity card of Margit (Sarah) Gottlieb, marked with the letter J and the added name ”Sarah” - Kennkarte (Deutsches Reich Kennkarte) – Identity card of Margit Gottlieb with the added name ”Sarah”, bearing the Jewish identifying mark, the letter J, stamped twice. Includes two fingerprints of Gottlieb. Ink stamp of the Reich with a swastika, signature and stamp of the Gestapo commander in Vienna – Valid until June 16, 1944. Registration number: L 700018 (as appears under Kennnummer). The document lists Margit’s full name: Gottlieb geb. Halmann (Gottlieb née Halmann) – indicating her maiden name. It also includes fingerprints of both index fingers (Rechter/Linker Zeigefinger) and her signature at the bottom of the right-hand page. Official stamps of the Vienna police (Der Polizeipräsident in Wien). The Kennkarte was a mandatory identification document for all residents of Nazi Germany over the age of 15, and especially for Jews, who were marked in a distinct manner. The letter J and the added middle name ”Sara” were intended to immediately identify Jewish individuals, in accordance with the October 1938 regulations. The number L 700018 and the official stamps were used by the Nazis for registering Jews in Vienna in preparation for later deportation measures. The expiration date – June 16, 1944 – projected validity several years ahead, but Margit managed to leave Germany at an earlier stage and reach the Land of Israel. (See previous item.) According to the decree on identity cards issued on July 22, 1938, Jews were required to replace their existing identity cards with new ones marked with the letter J and the added name “Israel” for men and “Sarah” for women. The regulation also required Jewish children to obtain identity cards bearing the Jewish identifying mark, and Jews were even forced to pay “administrative fees” for the issuance of the cards. The cards were marked with a prominent J, 5 cm in length. The first Jewish identity cards were issued in the Altreich starting in January 1939. Local police authorities were responsible for receiving the applications, while the passport offices were in charge of issuing them. The identity cards were made in duplicate; one copy was given to the holder and an additional copy remained with the authorities. [4] pages, 15 cm. Thin fabric. Good condition. (See also previous item).