German passport issued in Hamburg, Germany, 24 May 1935 to Vera Rosenberg, born in Hamburg, Germany, 1919, before her escape to Switzerland

German passport issued in Hamburg, Germany, 24 May 1935 to Vera Rosenberg, born in Hamburg, Germany, 1919, before her escape to Switzerland The letter "J" on the first page of the passport was added to Rosenberg's passport on 18 March 1939. Note: Rosenberg's request to the German Embassy in Geneva, to add the letter "J" to her passport to indicate that she is Jewish, was caused by her fear that she would be deported to back Germany as a German refugee (her request was ...