Title

Envelope from Targu Jiu, Romania

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.197

Object Name

Envelope

Date

1942

Files

Description

Front: A tan envelope with writing in blue ink, a red postage stamp, and red and black hand stamps.Back: A black hand stamp.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

This 1942 censored Romanian cover from the vicinity of the transit/concentration camp Targu Jiu. During this period Romania was under fascist dictator Ion Antonescu, who was an ally of Nazi Germany. Targu Jiu was the site of a transit camp where many Jews and political prisoners were interned prior to being sent to Transnistria.

Dimensions

2 1/2 x 5"

Keywords

Romania

Subcollection

Concentration, Filderman

Recommended Citation

"Envelope from Targu Jiu, Romania" (1942). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.197.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/467