Hanna Poznanska-Linde collection

Identifier: irn89616
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn89616

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Margaret Isenstein.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a one piece of Łódź ghetto scrip, and two Soviet bank notes relating to the experiences of Hanna Poznanska-Linde, a survivor of the Łódź ghetto, and her husband, a soldier in the Russian Army during World War II.

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Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 20 mark note, acquired by an inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn158917
- English
- overall: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 6.125 inches (15.557 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Scrip receipt for 20 marks issued to Hanna Poznansa when she 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 ...
Soviet Union, 1 ruble note, acquired by a soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn158918
- English
- 1947
- overall: Height: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
1 ruble note, issued by the CCCP (USSR) and acquired by Mr. Podnanska, a soldier in the Soviet Army during World War II.
Soviet Union, 1 ruble note, acquired by a soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn158919
- English
- 1947
- overall: Height: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
1 ruble note, issued by the CCCP (USSR) and acquired by Mr. Podnanska, a soldier in the Soviet Army during World War II.

Hanna Poznanska-Linde collection

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Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 20 mark note, acquired by an inmate

Soviet Union, 1 ruble note, acquired by a soldier

Soviet Union, 1 ruble note, acquired by a soldier