Artifacts - Tilla Starkand Polish passport of Armando Starkand, stamped in 1937 Argentine passport of Armando Starkand, Tilla’s husband Tilla and Armando Starkand Tilla used this 1947 Argentine passport to emigrate to the United States in 1949. Tilla Starkand In 1933, Tilla Sucher belonged to a Jewish youth group. This is her identification card for the Judischer Kulturbund Rhein-Ruhr. May 27, 1955, Tilla became an American citizen.