Jewish calendar printed in the Łódź ghetto
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 3.740 inches (9.5 cm) | Width: 2.200 inches (5.588 cm) | Depth: 5.590 inches (14.199 cm)
Archival History
The calendar was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Bernard Fleming.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Bert and Irene Fleming
Scope and Content
Encased Jewish calender printed by the Jewish Council in Łódź [Litzmannstadt] during the Holocaust.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
.1=calendar, .2=sleeve; printed and bound in booklet format, read from left to right; each page one week; beginning and end of Shabbat noted on Friday and Saturday of each week; photograph of Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski featured on first page; cover bears printed inscriptions in black ink in German and Hebrew lettering, German reads, "Der Aelteste der Juden/in Litzmannstadt/Kalender/FUER DAS JAHR/1944"
Genre
- Information Forms
- Object