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Bulgarian WWI officer's uniform hat, jacket, and pants worn during service in a forced labor brigade 2007.494.2 a front
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, United States
Uniform hat, jacket, and pants worn by Nissim Farhi when he was drafted by Bulgaria to serve as an officer for a Jewish forced labor unit from 1940-1941. It was the same uniform that he had worn as an army officer during World War I. Nissim, with his wife, Carolina, and their sons David, Albert, and Mike, lived in Sofia, where Nissim was a private banker. After the Jews were expelled from Sofia, the family moved to Pleven and then to Shumen. The family returned to Sofia after Bulgaria was liberated by the Soviet Army on September 9, 1944.
Uniform hat, jacket, and pants worn by Nissim Farhi when he was drafted by Bulgaria to serve as an officer for a Jewish forced labor unit from 1940-1941. It was the same uniform that he had worn as an army officer during World War I. Nissim, with his wife, Carolina, and their sons David, Albert, and Mike, lived in Sofia, where Nissim was a private banker. After the Jews were expelled from Sofia, the family moved to Pleven and then to Shumen. The family returned to Sofia after Bulgaria was liberated by the Soviet Army on September 9, 1944.
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- Title: Bulgarian WWI officer's uniform hat, jacket, and pants worn during service in a forced labor brigade 2007.494.2 a front
- Provenance: The uniform was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007 by Albert Farhi, the son of Nissim Farhi., The uniform was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007 by Albert Farhi, the son of Nissim Farhi.
- Subject Keywords: Forced labor--Bulgaria. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Bulgaria--Personal narratives. Jews--Bulgaria--Biography. Jews--Persecutions--Bulgaria. World War, 1939-1945--Conscript labor--Bulgaria., Forced labor--Bulgaria. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Bulgaria--Personal narratives. Jews--Bulgaria--Biography. Jews--Persecutions--Bulgaria. World War, 1939-1945--Conscript labor--Bulgaria.
- Type: Clothing and Dress, Clothing and Dress
- Rights: Permanent Collection, Permanent Collection
- External Link: See the full record at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, See the full record at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Medium: a. Long sleeved, green cloth jacket with a stand up collar and 2 hourglass shaped patches. Shoulder epaulets have cream piping with a brown and black center stripe, a square ornament, a plastic # 5, and a plastic button with a rampant lion. There are 2 hook and eye closures on the collar, and a button placket with 6 plastic and metal buttons. Each breast has a pleated flap pocket with a 3-pointed flap with plastic and metal buttons and snaps. There are 2 similar pockets at the waist. The sleeve cuff has a chevron detail. There is a back vent; above the vents are 2 metal hooks with buttons in the form of rampant lions, possibly for a belt. b. Green cloth jodhpurs with a v-inset in the back waistband and 7 plastic buttons within. The side seam has cream piping and a fabric strap and metal buckle sewn into a back dart seam. On the right backside is a pocket with a fabric loop closure and a button. There is a small seam pocket below the right front waistband and 2 seam pockets on each side of the front hip. The waistband closes with a central button; below is a hook and eye and a 4 button fly. The cuffs are slit with a placket and three buttons, with a brown piped hem. The pants flare through the thighs and taper below the knee to about mid-calf. c. Green cloth hat with a wide black velvet band with leather lining around the brow. There is cream piping below and above the band and around the flat top. On the front center of the velvet band is a white plastic ornament with a metal medal. The bill is made of black leather and fiberboard. The interior has a green cloth lining with a strap and a circular paper tag. There is an inner circular form around the hat and a padded, boning structure above the brim., a. Long sleeved, green cloth jacket with a stand up collar and 2 hourglass shaped patches. Shoulder epaulets have cream piping with a brown and black center stripe, a square ornament, a plastic # 5, and a plastic button with a rampant lion. There are 2 hook and eye closures on the collar, and a button placket with 6 plastic and metal buttons. Each breast has a pleated flap pocket with a 3-pointed flap with plastic and metal buttons and snaps. There are 2 similar pockets at the waist. The sleeve cuff has a chevron detail. There is a back vent; above the vents are 2 metal hooks with buttons in the form of rampant lions, possibly for a belt. b. Green cloth jodhpurs with a v-inset in the back waistband and 7 plastic buttons within. The side seam has cream piping and a fabric strap and metal buckle sewn into a back dart seam. On the right backside is a pocket with a fabric loop closure and a button. There is a small seam pocket below the right front waistband and 2 seam pockets on each side of the front hip. The waistband closes with a central button; below is a hook and eye and a 4 button fly. The cuffs are slit with a placket and three buttons, with a brown piped hem. The pants flare through the thighs and taper below the knee to about mid-calf. c. Green cloth hat with a wide black velvet band with leather lining around the brow. There is cream piping below and above the band and around the flat top. On the front center of the velvet band is a white plastic ornament with a metal medal. The bill is made of black leather and fiberboard. The interior has a green cloth lining with a strap and a circular paper tag. There is an inner circular form around the hat and a padded, boning structure above the brim.
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