Auction 3 Part 2 Numismatic, Medals and Pins, Zionism, Stamps, Art and Judaica, Payments means
By Jerusalem of gold
Jul 27, 2015
Harav Maimon 2, Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT 420:

6 Money Bills from Lodz Ghetto (Litzmannstadt)

Sold for: $325
Start price:
$ 150
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Auction took place on Jul 27, 2015 at Jerusalem of gold
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6 Money Bills from Lodz Ghetto (Litzmannstadt)
These bills were issued by the Judenrat at Lodz Ghetto, headed by Chaim Rumkowski, for internal use in the ghetto.
Runkowski's signature appears on the bills.
Chaim Mordechai Rumkowski supported the method of collaboration with Germans and devoted work of the Jews in the possible workplaces. He believed that if the Jews constituted a productive working force, their extinction could be delayed.
The name Litzmannstadt that is written on the bills was given to Lodz according to Hitler's directive in April 1940 in honor of the German General Litzmann who was killed in the area during World War I.
The nominal value of the bills is 50 Pfennig, 1, 2, and 5 German Mark and two bills of 20 German Mark.
Condition: Very Good.