Jewish Holocaust Poland Litzmannstadt Lodz Ghetto Letter Posctard 1941
A World War II-era German postcard (Postkarte) sent from the Litzmannstadt Ghetto (Lodz) to Konskie, dated February 18, 1941. The front of the card features a purple 6-pfennig Deutsches Reich postage stamp depicting the profile of Adolf Hitler. A prominent rectangular purple censor hand-stamp reading INHALT UNZULASSIG (Content Inadmissible) is applied across the message and address field. The sender is identified as Szymon Hernberg, located at Koziolkiewicza 4 in the Litzmannstadt Ghetto. The recipient is addressed as Herrn Lajzerowicz for Finkelstein at 3go Maja 38, Konskie. Both sides of the card contain a dense handwritten message in German script addressed to a sister and brother-in-law. The text discusses family welfare and economic hardships within the ghetto, including specific requests for financial assistance and the sale of household items.