Litzmannstadt Judenpost Stamp depicting Jewish Elder head Chaim Rumkowski

Authors

Object ID

2015.2.128

Object Name

Stamp, Postage

Date

1944

Files

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Description

Green paper with an image on left side, and black bar on right side. Image includes the head of a man in glasses [Chaim Rumkowski, head of the Altestenate [Council of Jewish Elders] in Lodz Ghetto] surrounded by workers, as well as people walking up onto a wooden bridge. Includes text in white and black.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Rare 10 pfg. gray imperforate photographic essay depicting Chaim Rumkowski, head of Altestenate (Council of Jewish Elders) in Lodz Ghetto, printed on thick paper without gum.

Dimensions

1 x 2 1/4"

Keywords

Litzmannstadt, Ghetto, Altestenate, Council of Jewish Elders, Lodz, Chaim Rumkowski

Subcollection

Ghettos, Philatelic

Recommended Citation

"Litzmannstadt Judenpost Stamp depicting Jewish Elder head Chaim Rumkowski" (1944). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2015.2.128.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/218