Diploma of the elementary school in the Lodz Ghetto (Litzmannstadt). Printed in Hebrew, German and Polish, filled-in by hand. Lodz Ghetto, 26.9.1941.
The diploma is printed on the official stationery of the "head of the Jewish Council of Elders in Litzmannstadt, Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski", indicating that the girl Dobryś Gumprycht (born on 28/2/1929) successfully graduated from the 19A elementary school in September 1941. Hand-signed on its lower margins by the principal of the school Mrs. Rachela Wanner and with four official stamps of Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski (in four languages: Hebrew, Yiddish, German and Polish).
In the first years after the establishment of the Lodz Ghetto, an extensive educational system operated in it, which included elementary and high schools, religious and vocational schools, day camps and orphanages. The 19A elementary school for girls was located in house no. 21 on Franciszkańska Street and its students were 7-15 years old. In October 1941 (approx. a month after this diploma was given), the school was closed.
The names of Dobrys Gumpricht (with a birth date identical to that which appears on the diploma) and Rachela Wanner (born in 21.6.1903) are listed in the central database of names of Holocaust victims of Yad Vashem. According to the lists, both were prisoners in the Lodz Ghetto and most likely perished in the Holocaust.
[1] f, 30 cm. Fair condition. Fold lines and creases. Many stains, including dampstains and mold stains. Tears along edges and fold lines.