Łódź ghetto scrip, 50 pfennig note, acquired by a Jewish Lithuanian resident
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Width: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm)
Creator(s)
- David Klipp (Subject)
Biographical History
David Klipp was born on July 9, 1905, in Skudy (Skuodas), Lithuania. On January 17, 1940, David was forced out of his apartment and was brought to the ghetto in Łódź, Poland. In spring 1944, the Germans decided to destroy the Ghetto. On August 28, 1944, he was transported to Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. He was on the same transport as Chaim Rumkowski and Leon Rosenblat. He was then selected for forced labor and sent to Continental-Gummi-Werke, AG factory, a subcamp of Neuengamme. He worked on the upper floors where rubber was cooked. On November 30, 1944, David was sent to Ahlem, also a subcamp of Neuengamme, to work in an old asphalt mine. Ahlem was being evacuated on April 6, 1945, when the prisoners were liberated by British and American soldiers. David relocated to Hannover, Germany on December. 11, 1945. While there, he met his future wife Estelle. She had been deported from Łódź and survived Auschwitz, Sasel, and Bergen Belsen concentration camps. David emigrated to the United States in 1950.
Archival History
The scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by David Klipp.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of David Klipp
Scope and Content
Łódź ghetto scrip, 50 pfennig note, acquired by David Klipp. David was deported to Łódź from Lithuania on January 17, 1940. On August 28, 1944, he was transported to Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. He was on the same transport as Chaim Rumkowski, the head of the Jewish Council. David was then selected for forced labor and sent to Continental-Gummi-Werke, AG factory, a subcamp of Neuengamme. He worked on the upper floors where rubber was cooked. On November 30, he was sent to Ahlem, another Neuengamme subcamp, to work in an old mine. Ahlem was being evacuated on April 6, 1945, when the prisoners were liberated by British and American soldiers. David relocated to Hannover, Germany on December. 11, 1945. He emigrated to the United States in 1950.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Light blue paper scrip printed in purple ink on light blue paper with black text. On the face is a purple Star of David background pattern, with the denomination 50 in the top left and right corners. The back has a purple Star of David background pattern layered over a green lattice design. Each corner has a box with the numerical denomination 50 in the upper right and lower left corner, and a Star of David in the upper left and right corners. A purple candelabrum is centered in the background. The serial number 50925 is on the front and back in red ink.
Subjects
- Concentration camp inmates--Biography.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Lithuania--Personal narratives.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Łódź--Personal narratives, Lithuanian.
- Slave labor--Germany--Biography.
- Concentration camps--Economic aspects.
- World War, 1939-1945--Conscript labor--Germany--Personal narratives.
Genre
- Exchange Media
- Object