Receipt for payment for burial
Gift of Milton Hirschfeld
Id no. 1999.A.18, Document, Polish
Subject(s):  Ritual, Death
Jerzy Schek paid the fees for the burial of his mother in the Cracow Ghetto. Mortality was high in ghettos. Poor nutrition, poor sanitation, exhaustion, lack of heat, and lack of medicine were contributing factors.
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