F06_P08: Łódź (Litzmannstadt) Jewish Ghetto, Acknowledgement
1942 October 6, Front side - Post card from Prague for Litzmannstadt (Łódź) Ghetto.
Tan post card with printed text in black ink as the outline. Cursive handwriting in black ink at the bottom right. At the top right is an orange-brown 3-pfennig stamp depicting Adolf Hitler facing to the right. Overtop is are two cancellations spanning across the post card dated October 6, 1942.
Name/Title
F06_P08: Łódź (Litzmannstadt) Jewish Ghetto, AcknowledgementEntry/Object ID
2007.6.8.aScope and Content
1942 October 6, post card from Prague for Litzmannstadt (Łódź) Ghetto.Context
During most of the Łódź ghetto's existence, outgoing correspondence was severely limited or forbidden, except for mail sent by the Jewish Council itself, originating from the office of Mordecai Chaim Rumkowski, the Nazis' designated leader, or Elder. An October 18, 1941, envelope from Rumkowski's office to the Association of Jews in Germany, the organization chaired by Rabbi Leo Baeck at Berlin. A May 1, 1941, money order receipt and an October 6, 1942, card acknowledging receipt of money from Prague for a ghetto resident. A 3-pfennig stamp paid printed matter rate postage on the receipt card.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
Post Card
Philatelic Material