Concentration camp uniform jacket worn by a non-Jewish doctor imprisoned for resistance activity
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, United States
Striped concentration camp uniform jacket worn by Dr. Julius de Clercq Zubli in Sachenhausen concentration camp in Germany from September 1944-April 1945. Zubli was a non-Jewish Dutch physician in Amsterdam who aided Jews and the Dutch resistance in German-occupied Netherlands, 1940-1945. Zubli issued papers to Jews falsely stating that they had a contagious disease which delayed their deportation. He helped Jews go into hiding and delivered false food ration cards for the underground. In May 1944, Julius was arrested while caring for resistance leader, Gerrit van der Veen, shot during an armed raid of German Security headquarters. On July 6, Zubli was sent to Herzogenbusch (Vught) transit camp in Holland, then in September, to Sachsenhausen. He was liberated in April 1945 and, after the war ended in May, returned to Amsterdam and resumed his medical practice.
- Title: Concentration camp uniform jacket worn by a non-Jewish doctor imprisoned for resistance activity
- Location: Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- Provenance: The concentration camp uniform jacket was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Dan de Clerq Zubli on behalf of the Estate of Dr. Julius de Clercq Zubli.
- Subject Keywords: Concentration camp inmates--Germany--Biography. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands--Personal narratives, Dutch. Physicians--Netherlands--Biography. Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust--Netherlands--Biography. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Netherlands--Personal narratives, Dutch. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Netherlands--Personal narratives.
- Type: Clothing and Dress
- Rights: Permanent Collection
- External Link: See the full record at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Medium: Blue and white, vertically striped, long sleeved, cotton twill jacket with 5 metal front buttons in 2 styles. The collar is constructed of lighter blue and white striped twill. possibly replaced during time of use, and has a metal loop closure on the left and a cloth loop on the neck interior. On the left breast is a white, rectangular, cotton badge, 1" by 3.25", with a hand drawn, inverted triangle superimposed over an H for Hollander and a prisoner number. On the left sleeve is a white, rectangular, cotton badge, 4" x 2.25", with handwritten German text. The right breast interior has a secret, handstitched, white cotton pocket. The bottom interior of each button placket has stenciled text. There are repaired abrasions and tears.
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