Rare relic from the Czestochowa (Poland) Jewish ghetto, a Jewish 'Ordnungsdienst' hat badge. The 1-1/2in. dia. hexagonal brass badge has a screw thread and brass backing plate. The design on the badge comprises a Star of David picked out in blue enamel/paint with inscription: 'ORDNUNGSDIENST. StUZBA PORZAOKOWA. R Alt Tsch R St Cz'. The circular screw-on backing reads: "L Olslewski GRAWER WARSZAWA" Very good, and, unlike most offered, this example is absolutely authentic and in every respect identical to one held by the Imperial War Museum. Ghetto self-governing councils were ordered to organize ghetto police forces known as the Jewish Ghetto Police ('Jüdischer Ordnungsdienst'). Their duties included policing the ghetto perimeters to ensure that no one left or entered the ghetto without the correct permits. This badge was part of the uniform worn by these police in Czestochowa, just north of Katowice.