Theresienstadt Postcard

Authors

Object ID

2012.1.329

Object Name

Postcard

Date

3-9-1945

Files

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Description

Tan postcard with decorative purple border and postcard lines. Addressed in black ink to Dr. Robert Ornstein from Elisabeth Reitzer. Includes message written in black ink.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Postcard addressed to Dr. Robert Ornstein. A.O. 933. Theresienstadt Main, Sr 2. Translation: "Kladno, March 9, 1945. My dear one, I received the Permit -- mail at once. I hope that the package will arrive in time for Names day. Everything here is in order -- Greetings from Olga Birga. With my arms around you and a kiss” (signed).

Dimensions

4 x 6"

Keywords

Stamp, Kladno, Theresienstadt, Olga Birga, Robert Orustein, Elisabeth Reitzer

Subcollection

Ghettos

Recommended Citation

"Theresienstadt Postcard" (1945). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2012.1.329.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1012