Lot 255
Hat Badge – Jewish Police in Lvov Ghetto
Hat badge, made of metal. Jewish police in Lvov Ghetto, [between 1941 and 1943].
Round badge, in its center a Star of David with the initials JOL [Jüdischer Ordnungsdienst Lemberg]. "Jewish Police Service" or "Jewish Police" were the auxiliary-police units in ghettos and in certain settlements during World War II. The units were founded following a direct order imposed by the Nazis and were subordinated to the Judenrat. The unit in Lvov Ghetto consisted of about 500 Jewish policemen. Diameter: 2.7 cm. Fair-good condition. No clasp.
