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Clothing and Household Goods Voucher Belonging to a Jewish Woman Who Was Murdered in the Theresienstadt Ghetto - JÜDISCHE SELBSTVERWALTUNG THERESIENSTADT – BEZUGS-SCHEIN - Jewish Self-Administration Theresienstadt – Supply Coupon / Voucher Entitling Its Holder to Clothing and Personal Effects, Used by a Jewish Woman Who Was Ultimately Murdered in the Theresienstadt Ghetto. Early 1940s. Supply and ration voucher issued in the Theresienstadt Ghetto by the “Jewish Self-Administration” (Jüdische Selbstverwaltung) for a female prisoner in the ghetto named Kohn Ottilie (Ottilie Kohn). Registration number: 32204. According to the inscription, Ottilie Kohn arrived on Transport 552. The table on the right lists various rationed items, including Anzug oder Kostüm (women’s suit), Damen-Wollkleid (women’s woolen dress), Damen-Sommerkleid (women’s summer dress), Mantel (coat), Sweater / Pullover (sweater), Schuhe (shoes), and Koffer (suitcase). Beside the table appears the inscription: “NUR GEGEN SONDER-BEZUGSSCHEIN!” (“ONLY AGAINST A SPECIAL SUPPLY VOUCHER!”), together with the official circular stamp of the ghetto administration (“JÜDISCHE SELBSTVERWALTUNG THERESIENSTADT”) and a Star of David. These vouchers were produced on poor-quality paper and were intended for everyday use within the ghetto. Some of the coupons have been used. According to the record in the Yad Vashem Names Database, Ottilie Kohn was born in 1865. During the war she was in Vienna, Austria. She was deported on Transport 37 from Austria to the Theresienstadt Ghetto on August 20, 1942. According to information obtained from the Theresienstadt prisoner lists, Ottilie was murdered in the ghetto. See Yad Vashem record No. 4752800. 20×24 cm. Good condition.