Envelope Addressed to "Ältestenrat der Juden" (Eldest of the Jews) from Theresienstadt Survivor

Authors

Object ID

2012.1.364

Object Name

Envelope

Date

5-5-1945

Files

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Description

White envelope addressed to the "Ältestenrat der Juden" (Eldest of the Jews) in Prague.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Letter addressed to the Judenrat, apparently from a Jewish survivor as Theresienstadt Ghetto was transferred to the Red Cross Authorities on May 3, 1945; hence OLMUTZ was freed just 2-3 days before this cover was mailed.

Dimensions

4 3/4 x 7"

Keywords

Prague, Theresienstadt Ghetto, Ghetto, Theresienstadt, Red Cross, Phillipp de Montegasse, Philip de Montegasse, Philippe Montegasse

Subcollection

Ghettos

Recommended Citation

"Envelope Addressed to "Ältestenrat der Juden" (Eldest of the Jews) from Theresienstadt Survivor" (1945). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2012.1.364.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1053