Theresienstadt Postcard

Authors

Object ID

2012.1.341

Object Name

Postcard

Date

7-31-1944

Files

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Description

Green postcard with black printed postcard lines. Addressed to Josefa France from Irma Semesky in black ink. Includes message written in black ink.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

To Frau Josefa Franc, Prague from Irma Semesky, Theresienstadt: "Most precious mother, Greetings and kisses. I thank you for everything you do for me. Package arrived in good condition and made me very happy. I think of you all the time and also our good friends and are also happy to receive letters from them. From Father Franz I receive nothing, only from you. I received photos and a letter from Paul. It made me very happy. I would love to have a picture of you dear mother to see what you look like. I am working as before and am quite satisfied with my work. I have the opportunity to read and listen to music and you know what pleasure this gives me. I hope you are really in good health and that you think of me as I do of you. I hope you heard from Paul. Write to me often dear mother as I wait impatiently for any news of you. Many greetings for Paul, Aunt Anna and with kisses to you. Your Irma."

This postcard was censored and rejected: stamped red censor cachet states: “Response only to postcards in German via the Jewish Council of Elders in Prague V Philipp de Monte Gasse 18.

Dimensions

4 x 6"

Keywords

Theresienstadt, Stamp, Josefa France, Irma Semesky

Subcollection

Ghettos

Recommended Citation

"Theresienstadt Postcard" (1944). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2012.1.341.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1024