Light pink ID card in German. Front of document.
Light pink ID card in German. Front of document. Light pink ID card in German. Back of document. Includes stamps and handwritten notes.

Rose Pass Issued by the Vilna Ghetto Police

Vilna Ghetto, 1941. Document issued by the ghetto police.

Rose pass no. 6224 issued by the Ghetto Police to Rocha Lachzewic, dated December 10th, 1941. The ghetto police issued a variety of different colored passes, each with its own meaning, that changed over time. Passes that could guarantee someone’s life during a period could be replaced at any moment.

 

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