Armband for Member of the Jewish Council of Elders in the Ghetto Community of Vilijampolė, Lithuania

Creator

• USF Institute for Digital Exploration

Files

Publication Date

9-24-2025

Abstract

An armband for a member of the Jewish Council of Elders in the neighborhood ghetto of Vilijampolė, Lithuania. Today, Vilijampolė is part of the city of Kaunas. It held the Kovno Ghetto from 1941 to 1943 and the Kaunen concentration camp from 1943 to 1944.

Model Creation Date

06/19/2023

Sponsor/Stakeholder

Holocaust Documentation and Education Center

Keywords

Holocaust (1939-1945), World War II (1939-1945), Jewish ghettos, Star of David badges, Ältestenrat der Juden

Alt Text

A 3D model of a yellow armband with a red and yellow Star of David. The Star includes the words "Ältestenrat Der Jüdischen Ghetto Gemeinde Vilijampole." The armband also has the numbers 776 on it. The logos of the University of South Florida's Institute for Digital Exploration and the Holocaust Documentation and Education Center are visible in the top left corner.

Extent

1 3-D Model

Streaming Media

Geographic Location

Lithuania; Kaunas (Lithuania); Vilijampolė (Kaunas, Lithuania); Broward County (Fla.); Dania Beach (Fla.)

Media Type

Models (Representations); Renderings (Drawings)

Digitization Specifications

Dataset: 32 images Camera: Nikon D5600, 18-55mm F/5.6 (used 18mm) Quality image: 6000x4000 pixel (density 72 dpi), 24 Bit sRGB Software: Agisoft Metashape v. 1.8.0 build 13257 Post-production: Geomagic Wrap 2021.0.0 build 3008, Blender 3.2.2, Adobe Substance Painter 7.4.0 build 1366

Device Name

Nikon D5600, 18-55mm F/5.6 (used 18mm)

Device Type

DSLR

Processing Software

Agisoft Metashape Professional 1.8.0, Geomagic Wrap 2021, Blender 3.2.2, Adobe Substance Painter 7.4.0

Download Size

299MB

Language

German

Geometry

252k Triangles

Format

Digital Only

Materials

2

Note

View on the USF Libraries' Sketchfab Account

Quality Image

6000x4000

Rigged Geometries

No

Scale Transformations

No

Textures

8

UV Layers

Yes

Vertex Colors

No

Vertices

126.3k

Recommended Citation

USF Institute for Digital Exploration, "Armband for Member of the Jewish Council of Elders in the Ghetto Community of Vilijampolė, Lithuania" (2025). Holocaust Documentation and Education Center 3D Collection. 46.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/idex_hdec/46