Overview
- Description
- Consists of a bulletin from the Łódź ghetto, Bekanntmachung Nr. 428. This announcement declares the reduction of the ghetto area, and that Jews must be cleared out of the closed area by 7am, August 25th. Anyone who remains in the closed area will be punished with death. The only places remaining in the closed area include plants housed in barracks, hospitals, the Central Prison, and the 4th Order Service Department in Marysin. (The Jewish Police – Order Service [Ordungsdienst]). It was issued by the Secret State Police after transports to Auschwitz-Birkenau had begun on August 9th, and days before Chaim Rumkowski and his family were deported to Auschwitz.
- Date
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1944 August 24
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Christa S. Laqueur
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Bulletins.
- Extent
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1 oversize folder
- System of Arrangement
- Collection is unarranged.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum has made reasonable efforts but is not able to determine the copyright status of some or all of the material(s) in this collection, or identify and/or locate the potential copyright owner(s). The Museum therefore places no restrictions on use of this material, but it cannot provide any information to the user about the status of the copyright(s). The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Łódź (Poland : Voivodeship)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The bulletin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2023 by Christa (Susi) Laqueur, widow of Walter Laqueur.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-03-01 16:10:48
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