Vilna broadside
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 12.500 inches (31.75 cm) | Width: 18.130 inches (46.05 cm)
Archival History
The broadside was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection. The acquisition of this collection was made possible by the Crown Family.
Funding Note: The acquisition of this artifact was made possible by the Crown Family.
Scope and Content
Bekanntmachtung Nr. 19 des Buergermeisters der Stadt Wilna [Notice No. 19, Mayor of Vilnius]; Vilnius, Lithuania; in German, Lithuanian, and Polish; Broadside issued on August 22, 1941 three months after the German occupation of Vilnius, ordering the refugees who arrived in the town after September 1, 1939, and who did not get Lithuanian citizenship until June 1940, to register in the municipal offices. The broadside also calls all of Vilnius residents to register in the police headquarters in their neighborhood and get an identity card. At the end, the broadside states that the decree does not apply to Jews; printed in three columns.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Black ink on paper. Broadside titled Bekanntmachtung Nr. 19 des Buergermeisters der Stadt Wilna [Notice No. 19, Mayor of Vilnius]; Vilnius, Lithuania; in German, Lithuanian, and Polish
Genre
- Information Forms
- Object