Jews baptized before 1941, like Ernest Pereira, were initially exempt from deportation. “PIG”, short for “Portugees Israëlitische Gemeente” (Portuguese-Israelite community) is stamped in red on the top center of his card. The abbreviation “JGD” at the top right stands for “joods gedopt” (baptized Jewish). Despite his exemption number 21,067, Pereira was deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp on September 4, 1944.