Postcard from the Jewish Ghetoo in Kassa (Kosice)

Authors

Object ID

2016.1.45

Object Name

Postcard

Date

6-5-1943

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Description

Front: Some handwriting in lines of postcard, ‘KASSA’ circular handstamp at top right; handwritten message fills the page.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

By the time this postcard was written, Kosice (Kassa) had been annexed to Hungary. Persecution of Jews commenced in earnest, and Jews lost their property and possessions, and ultimately their civil rights. When the Germans invaded Hungary in March 1944, Jews were massed in brickwork factories and in a ghetto. By May the deportations began with almost 16,000 Jews deported to concentration camps. By October the Arrow Cross established a reign of terror in Hungary.

Dimensions

4 1/8 x 5 3/4"

Keywords

Hungary, Deportation, Kassa, Ghetto

Subcollection

Ghettos

Recommended Citation

"Postcard from the Jewish Ghetoo in Kassa (Kosice)" (1943). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2016.1.45.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1305