A suggested design for a postage stamp to be issued by the Judenrat in the Lodz Ghetto

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Overview
Artist:
Henryk Ross
Polish, 1910 - 1991
Title
A suggested design for a postage stamp to be issued by the Judenrat in the Lodz Ghetto
Date
1940-1944
Medium
35 mm cellulose nitrate negative
Dimensions
Overall: 17.8 x 12.9 cm (7 x 5 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift from Archive of Modern Conflict, 2007
Object Number
2007/1956.7
Type of object
Negative
Description
The stamp was designed by Dr. Kowaniec and Dr. Ribiczek, refugees from the Czech Protectorate, and by Gurewicz, Natansohn and Lurie. It depicts Mordechai Chaim Rumkowksi in profile, superimposed on a Star of David. The value of this stamp was five pfenning. The text, in German and Yiddish reads: 'Postal Department of the Elder of the Jews, Litzmannstadt Ghetto.' (Source: Ghetto Fighters' House Archives)
Exhibitions & Publications
Published References
Sutnik, Maia Mari. Memory Unearthed: The Lodz Ghetto Photographs of Henryk Ross. Exhibition Catalogue. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 2015, pg.7
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