Litzmannstadt Ghetto Postcard Returned

Authors

Object ID

2012.1.317

Object Name

Postcard

Date

10-27-1941

Files

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Description

Tan postcard with green printed postcard lines. Includes a handwritten address to Jenny Levy from J. Birman. Message handwritten in black ink.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Censored postcard from an inmate at Litzmannstadt (Lodz) Ghetto to Hamburg marked "Zuruck" (returned to sender) probably due to contents. This postcard was sent from S. Birman in Litzmannstadt to Mrs. Jenny Levy, in Hamburg. "My dear Aunt Jenny, your kind card we have received and we were glad you are well. This evening we invited Mrs. Suess, since she is very nervous and her heart is weak... Also Gust? Spiegel and aunt Elma Rosenberg we spoke to. We received both letters from Uncle Arthur. Father and I work G.S.D. (?) and are momentarily very occupied. Kindest greetings and kisses from all of us. Your Werner."

Dimensions

4 x 5 3/4"

Keywords

Litzmannstadt, Ghetto, Litzmannstadt Ghetto, Zuruck, Hamburg, Jenny Levy, Elma Rosenberg, J. Birman, Werner Birman

Subcollection

Ghettos

Recommended Citation

"Litzmannstadt Ghetto Postcard Returned" (1941). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2012.1.317.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1000