Jewish Holocaust Poland Litzmannstadt Lodz Ghetto Letter Posctard 1941
This WWII-era postal card, dated November 17, 1941, originated in the Litzmannstadt Ghetto (Lodz, Poland) and was addressed to R. Wartska at Lesznostr. 65/55 in Warsaw. The sender is identified as M. Korntajn, residing at Jalacowa 9 w. 6 within the Litzmannstadt-getto. The face of the card features a green 6-pfennig Deutsches Reich postage stamp portraying Paul von Hindenburg, alongside a distinct rectangular purple censor stamp that states INHALT UNZULÄSSIG (Content Inadmissible). A handwritten German message signed by Hela covers the reverse and portions of the address side. The text conveys concern regarding a furchtbaren Epidemie (terrible epidemic) in Warsaw and details family circumstances, including the parents exhaustion from labor and the sender recovery from illness. The card is manufactured from cream-colored cardstock and includes various handwritten notations in ink and red pencil, such as the number 158 and the sender name.