Marian Rokacz collection

Identifier: irn522168
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn522168

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by John Rokacz and Joseph Rokacz, the sons of Marian Rokacz.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of nine pieces of Łódź ghetto scrip relating to the experiences of Marian Rokacz as a detainee in the ghetto in Łódź (Litzmannstadt), Poland, during the Holocaust.

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Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 1 mark note, acquired by an inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522324
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.748 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip receipt for 1 mark issued to Marian Rokacz when he was imprisoned in the ghetto in Łódź, Poland. Nazi Germany occupied Poland on September 1, 1939. Łódź was renamed Litzmannstadt and, in February 1940, the Germans forcibly relocated the large Jewish population into a sealed ghetto. All currency was confiscated in exchange for Quittungen [receipts] that could be exchanged only in the ghetto. The scrip was designed by the Judenrat [Jewish Council] and includes traditional Jewish symbols. The Germans closed the ghetto in the summer of 1944 by deporting the residents to concentration camp...
Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 20 mark note, acquired by a ghetto inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522325
- English
- overall: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 6.125 inches (15.558 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip receipt for 20 marks issued to Marian Rokacz when he was imprisoned in the ghetto in Łódz, Poland. Nazi Germany occupied Poland on September 1, 1939. Łódź was renamed Litzmannstadt and, in February 1940, the Germans forcibly relocated the large Jewish population into a sealed ghetto. All currency was confiscated in exchange for Quittungen [receipts] that could be exchanged only in the ghetto. The scrip was designed by the Judenrat [Jewish Council] which administered the ghetto for the Germans and includes traditional Jewish symbols. The Germans closed the ghetto in the summer of 1944...
Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 2 mark note, acquired by an inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522326
- English
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 4.875 inches (12.383 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip receipt for 2 marks issued to Marian Rokacz when he was imprisoned in the ghetto in Łódź, Poland. Nazi Germany occupied Poland on September 1, 1939. Łódź was renamed Litzmannstadt and, in February 1940, the Germans forcibly relocated the large Jewish population into a sealed ghetto. All currency was confiscated in exchange for Quittungen [receipts] that could be exchanged only in the ghetto. The scrip was designed by the Judenrat [Jewish Council] and includes traditional Jewish symbols. The Germans closed the ghetto in the summer of 1944 by deporting the residents to concentration cam...
Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 2 mark note, acquired by an inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522327
- English
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 4.875 inches (12.383 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip receipt for 2 marks issued to Marian Rokacz when he was imprisoned in the ghetto in Łódź, Poland. Nazi Germany occupied Poland on September 1, 1939. Łódź was renamed Litzmannstadt and, in February 1940, the Germans forcibly relocated the large Jewish population into a sealed ghetto. All currency was confiscated in exchange for Quittungen [receipts] that could be exchanged only in the ghetto. The scrip was designed by the Judenrat [Jewish Council] and includes traditional Jewish symbols. The Germans closed the ghetto in the summer of 1944 by deporting the residents to concentration cam...
Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 1 mark note, acquired by an inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522328
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 4.625 inches (11.748 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip receipt for 1 mark issued to Marian Rokacz when he was imprisoned in the ghetto in Łódź, Poland. Nazi Germany occupied Poland on September 1, 1939. Łódź was renamed Litzmannstadt and, in February 1940, the Germans forcibly relocated the large Jewish population into a sealed ghetto. All currency was confiscated in exchange for Quittungen [receipts] that could be exchanged only in the ghetto. The scrip was designed by the Judenrat [Jewish Council] and includes traditional Jewish symbols. The Germans closed the ghetto in the summer of 1944 by deporting the residents to concentration camp...
Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 5 (funf) mark note, acquired by an inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522329
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip receipt for 5 marks issued to Marian Rokacz when he was imprisoned in the ghetto in Łódź, Poland. Nazi Germany occupied Poland on September 1, 1939. Łódź was renamed Litzmannstadt and, in February 1940, the Germans forcibly relocated the large Jewish population into a sealed ghetto. All currency was confiscated in exchange for Quittungen [receipts] that could be exchanged only in the ghetto. The scrip was designed by the Judenrat [Jewish Council] and includes traditional Jewish symbols. The Germans closed the ghetto in the summer of 1944 by deporting the residents to concentration cam...
Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 10 mark note, acquired by an inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522330
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip receipt for 10 marks issued to Marian Rokacz when he was imprisoned in the ghetto in Łódź, Poland.Nazi Germany occupied Poland on September 1, 1939. Łódź was renamed Litzmannstadt and, in February 1940, the Germans forcibly relocated the large Jewish population into a sealed ghetto. All currency was confiscated in exchange for Quittungen [receipts] that could be exchanged only in the ghetto. The scrip was designed by the Judenrat [Jewish Council] and includes traditional Jewish symbols. The Germans closed the ghetto in the summer of 1944 by deporting the residents to concentration cam...
Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 10 mark note, acquired by an inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522331
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip receipt for 10 marks issued to Marian Rokacz when he was imprisoned in the ghetto in Łódz, Poland. Nazi Germany occupied Poland on September 1, 1939. Łódź was renamed Litzmannstadt and, in February 1940, the Germans forcibly relocated the large Jewish population into a sealed ghetto. All currency was confiscated in exchange for Quittungen [receipts] that could be exchanged only in the ghetto. The scrip was designed by the Judenrat [Jewish Council] and includes traditional Jewish symbols. The Germans closed the ghetto in the summer of 1944 by deporting the residents to concentration c...
Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 20 mark note, acquired by an inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn522332
- English
- overall: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 6.125 inches (15.558 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip receipt for 20 marks issued to Marian Rokacz when he was imprisoned in the ghetto in Łódź, Poland. Nazi Germany occupied Poland on September 1, 1939. Łódź was renamed Litzmannstadt and, in February 1940, the Germans forcibly relocated the large Jewish population into a sealed ghetto. All currency was confiscated in exchange for Quittungen [receipts] that could be exchanged only in the ghetto. The scrip was designed by the Judenrat [Jewish Council] and includes traditional Jewish symbols. The Germans closed the ghetto in the summer of 1944 by deporting the residents to concentration ca...