Adoption Request from Litzmannstadt

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.120

Object Name

Letter

Date

3-13-1941

Files

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Description

White paper with a printed form letter including a purple hand stamp and signature.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Werner Ventzki approves the adoption of three Studzinski children by Janina Cekus (Morowska) signed by the Mayor of the Lizmannstadt Ghetto, Werner Ventzki. Ventzki was mayor of Litzmannstadt from May 1941 to August 1943.

Dimensions

5 3/4 x 8 1/4"

Keywords

Litzmannstadt, Lodz, Ghetto, Adoption, Ventzki, Studzinski, Ceku

Subcollection

Ghettos

Recommended Citation

"Adoption Request from Litzmannstadt" (1941). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.120.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/408