Lodz (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 1 mark note, acquired by an inmate 2004.521.2 front
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, United States
Scrip receipt for 1 mark issued to Marian Rokacz when he was imprisoned in the ghetto in Lodz, Poland. Nazi Germany occupied Poland on September 1, 1939. Lodz was renamed Litzmannstadt and, in February 1940, the Germans forcibly relocated the large Jewish population into a sealed ghetto. All currency was confiscated in exchange for Quittungen [receipts] that could be exchanged only in the ghetto. The scrip was designed by the Judenrat [Jewish Council] and includes traditional Jewish symbols. The Germans closed the ghetto in the summer of 1944 by deporting the residents to concentration camps or killing centers. Marian had assumed the identity of a Christian Pole and worked for the Germans during the occupation.
Scrip receipt for 1 mark issued to Marian Rokacz when he was imprisoned in the ghetto in Lodz, Poland. Nazi Germany occupied Poland on September 1, 1939. Lodz was renamed Litzmannstadt and, in February 1940, the Germans forcibly relocated the large Jewish population into a sealed ghetto. All currency was confiscated in exchange for Quittungen [receipts] that could be exchanged only in the ghetto. The scrip was designed by the Judenrat [Jewish Council] and includes traditional Jewish symbols. The Germans closed the ghetto in the summer of 1944 by deporting the residents to concentration camps or killing centers. Marian had assumed the identity of a Christian Pole and worked for the Germans during the occupation.
- Title: Lodz (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 1 mark note, acquired by an inmate 2004.521.2 front
- Location: Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945., Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
- Provenance: The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by John Rokacz and Joseph Rokacz, the sons of Marian Rokacz., The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by John Rokacz and Joseph Rokacz, the sons of Marian Rokacz.
- Subject Keywords: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Lodz--Personal narratives, Jewish. Holocaust survivors--United States--Biography. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Lodz. Jews--Persecutions--Poland--Biography., Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Lodz--Personal narratives, Jewish. Holocaust survivors--United States--Biography. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Lodz. Jews--Persecutions--Poland--Biography.
- Type: Exchange Media, Exchange Media
- Rights: Permanent Collection, Permanent Collection
- External Link: See the full record at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, See the full record at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Medium: Rectangular, offwhite paper scrip printed in green ink with German text in black ink. The face has a background latticework pattern. The denomination 1 is in the lower right corner in bold font. There is a 1 inch right margin, then a rectangle with a border of barbed wire interspersed with Stars of David. The inside has a background of interlocked Jewish stars with a large star in a circle in the upper left corner and a smaller one in the center of the right side border. Across the center is the textual denomination with text above and below and an engraved signature on the lower right. The serial number in orange ink replaces the upper right border. The back has a blank background with the denomination 1 in bold font in the lower left corner. There is a 1 inch left margin, then a rectangle with a border of barbed wire interspersed with Stars of David. The inside has a background of interlocked Jewish stars with 2 sets of 8 concentric rings with the numerical denomination in the center. A banner with the textual denomination connects the rings. The banner crosses over a 7-branched candelabrum in the center with text above and below. There is a hole in the center with a tear to the bottom edge., Rectangular, offwhite paper scrip printed in green ink with German text in black ink. The face has a background latticework pattern. The denomination 1 is in the lower right corner in bold font. There is a 1 inch right margin, then a rectangle with a border of barbed wire interspersed with Stars of David. The inside has a background of interlocked Jewish stars with a large star in a circle in the upper left corner and a smaller one in the center of the right side border. Across the center is the textual denomination with text above and below and an engraved signature on the lower right. The serial number in orange ink replaces the upper right border. The back has a blank background with the denomination 1 in bold font in the lower left corner. There is a 1 inch left margin, then a rectangle with a border of barbed wire interspersed with Stars of David. The inside has a background of interlocked Jewish stars with 2 sets of 8 concentric rings with the numerical denomination in the center. A banner with the textual denomination connects the rings. The banner crosses over a 7-branched candelabrum in the center with text above and below. There is a hole in the center with a tear to the bottom edge.
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