Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database
[Applications for placement in old age homes] (ID: 27455)
Description:
This grouping contains applications for placement in old age homes run by the Judenrat in Łódź. Most of the applications include correspondence written by the applicant to Der Aelteste der Juden in Litzmannstadt requesting that they be placed into a nursing home. Many of the applicants were unable to support themselves and either did not want to be a burden on their family or had no one to care for them. The applications include a statement of the request, an explanation of the person’s circumstances, the name and age of the applicant. Some applications include supporting documentation such as doctor’s notes, financial statements, references, and letters from family members. Many times, the applications contain notes written by someone in the office of Der Aelteste der Juden in Litzmannstadt including notes about the applicant, the decision regarding whether they should be accepted and reasoning behind that decision.
List Type:
Individual document
List Organized By:
Not Applicable
Document Date:
Between 16 Jul 1940 - 21 Oct 1942
Sex:
Male and Female
Language:
- German
- Polish
- Yiddish
Persecution Status:
Jew
Number of Persons (Est.):
700 - 900
Number of Pages (Exact):
729
Legibility:
Moderately Legible Text
Document Format:
Typed and Handwritten
Current Location:
Łódź, Poland
Place of Incarceration:
Litzmannstadt-Getto, Łódź, Poland
Keyword:
- Elderly
- Correspondence
- Ghetto
Reel:
90
