Lodz ghetto scrip, 50 mark note 2005.365.2 front
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, United States
Scrip from the Jewish ghetto in Lodz, Poland, called Litzmannstadt by the German authorities, issued in 1940 under the auspices of the Judenrat (Jewish Council) of the ghetto. The scrip was acquired many years after the war by Philip Freid, who had been a resident of the ghetto. In 1939, following the German invasion of Poland, 11-year-old Philip was imprisoned in the Lodz ghetto, with his parents, Hersh and Ita, and his siblings, Bronka and Leon. His father, Hersh, died of starvation in 1942. In 1944, the family was deported to Auschwitz. His mother was killed in the gas chambers upon arrival; his sister would be killed in Stuffhof concentration camp in January 1945. Philip and his brother were separated when, after 8 weeks in Auschwitz, Philip was sent to the Siegmar-Schonau forced labor camp. He was liberated on May 7, 1945, in Luditz (Zlutice), Czechoslovakia, while on a death march. The brothers were reunited in 1945 in the Schlactlensee displaced persons camp in Berlin.
Scrip from the Jewish ghetto in Lodz, Poland, called Litzmannstadt by the German authorities, issued in 1940 under the auspices of the Judenrat (Jewish Council) of the ghetto. The scrip was acquired many years after the war by Philip Freid, who had been a resident of the ghetto. In 1939, following the German invasion of Poland, 11-year-old Philip was imprisoned in the Lodz ghetto, with his parents, Hersh and Ita, and his siblings, Bronka and Leon. His father, Hersh, died of starvation in 1942. In 1944, the family was deported to Auschwitz. His mother was killed in the gas chambers upon arrival; his sister would be killed in Stuffhof concentration camp in January 1945. Philip and his brother were separated when, after 8 weeks in Auschwitz, Philip was sent to the Siegmar-Schonau forced labor camp. He was liberated on May 7, 1945, in Luditz (Zlutice), Czechoslovakia, while on a death march. The brothers were reunited in 1945 in the Schlactlensee displaced persons camp in Berlin.
- Title: Lodz ghetto scrip, 50 mark note 2005.365.2 front
- Provenance: The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Philip Freid. Freid was imprisoned in the Lodz ghetto from 1939-1944, but he acquired the scrip many years later in the United States., The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Philip Freid. Freid was imprisoned in the Lodz ghetto from 1939-1944, but he acquired the scrip many years later in the United States.
- Subject Keywords: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Łódź--Economic aspects. Concentration camp inmates--Poland., Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Łódź--Economic aspects. Concentration camp inmates--Poland.
- 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 green paper scrip. Front has blue geometric background and text printed in center. In the upper left corner is the serial number; in the lower left, the series number. In lower left, denomination “50” in green. In right third, a vertical band with the denomination “50” in green at the top and a six pointed star in green at the bottom. Verso has same blue geometric background. In center, a motif with a seven-branched candelabrum in green. Large text printed in green across the motif. Smaller text in green at center top and center bottom. Denomination “50” in green in three corners, upper left, upper right, lower right., Rectangular green paper scrip. Front has blue geometric background and text printed in center. In the upper left corner is the serial number; in the lower left, the series number. In lower left, denomination “50” in green. In right third, a vertical band with the denomination “50” in green at the top and a six pointed star in green at the bottom. Verso has same blue geometric background. In center, a motif with a seven-branched candelabrum in green. Large text printed in green across the motif. Smaller text in green at center top and center bottom. Denomination “50” in green in three corners, upper left, upper right, lower right.
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