Lot 838
Sonderkarte. In German and Polish. Two pages, small quarto, Rzeszów, Poland, 1941-1942. Recto is printed document with notations, verso is typed and handwritten note. One vertical crease with some soiling, some very minor crumpling at bottom. Overall condition is good to very good.
A unique document which illustrates the progression of Nazi persecution in Eastern Europe, as they moved through the ranks of Jews, Gypsies and other "undesirables" into the ranks of the intelligentsia. The recto is a ration card for the Judenrat of Rzeszów (the Germans renamed it Reichshof), good from October 1, 1941 to April 30, 1942. There are a couple notations and the stamp of the Nazi office in charge of the district. The verso points in the next step in Nazi domination, taken after they had the "Jewish Question" in hand. The document, in Polish, was written in September of 1944, by which point all of the Jews in Rzeszów had either been killed or deported. The text reads, "Due to a strong necessity for help for the wives of the Fully Titled friends, who were taken by Germans, we are asking for a bigger contribution, if possible." Then follows a handwritten list of Polish judges and prosecutors with monetary amounts in zlotys or the word "no." This was probably written for the purpose of raising contributions for the wives of fellow lawyers (the "Fully Titled") who had been arrested by the Germans.
Estimated Value $150 - 250.
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