19th Oct, 2023 13:30
The Collectors' Auction
A Second World War period enamel sign from the clinic of Jewish doctor Dr. Oscar Israel Hirschberg
A Second World War period enamel sign from the clinic of Jewish doctor Dr. Oscar Israel Hirschberg, marked with a Star of David inside a yellow circle, above 'Dr. Oscar Israel Hirschberg 9-10, 31/2 -51/2, Sonntags 10-11 Zur arztlichen Behandlung ausschlieblich von Juden berechtigt', 20 x 15cms.
Notes: After completing his studies in Berlin, Oscar Hirschberg began working in 1889, initially in the city of Bromberg, which was then in the Prussian Province of Posen. In 1920 Bromberg, now Bydgoszcz, became part of Poland, perhaps one reason the doctor moved his office to Berlin in 1921. The licenses of the more than 3,000 Jewish doctors practising medicine in the German Reich expired in October 1938. Starting in 1933, it had become increasingly difficult for them to earn a living from their profession due to anti-Jewish boycotts, local initiatives by professional organizations, and discriminatory regulations. In the autumn of 1938, only 709 of the doctors considered Jewish under the Reich Citizenship Law were granted special licenses to continue practising medicine, and they were only permitted to treat Jewish patients and their own wives and children. The special licenses could be revoked at any time. The Jewish practitioners were also prohibited from calling themselves “doctors,” and their offices had to be identified accordingly. Doctors in “mixed marriages” were often the ones to receive special licenses. Likewise, Oscar Hirschberg survived the Shoah thanks to his non-Jewish wife. He continued practising medicine in Berlin until his death in 1946.
Sold for £820
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Auction: The Collectors' Auction, 19th Oct, 2023
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