Lentschutz (Leczyca), Poland

General

Lentschutz was an undocumented ghetto located about 38 kilometers northwest of Lodz (Litzmanstadt).

Postcard

Below are thumbnails of the front and back of a postcard sent by the Judisches Hilfskomitee (Jewish Help Committee) in Lentschutz to the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto, postmarked August 12, 1941. The handwritten message in German inquires about a woman and is signed by an executive committee member. The card bears a red 2-line Judisches Hilfskomitee/In Lenstschutz cachet on front and back and a red circular cachet on the back. Please click on the thumbnail to see the full image, and then click your back key or "Postcard" in the left frame to return.

References

Mokotoff & Sack, Where Once We Walked, P. 182

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