Postcard Reveals Attempts of Family to Escape Nazi Germany

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Object ID

2014.1.81

Object Name

Postcard

Date

5-1-1939

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Description

Front: Tan postcard with handwritten letter.Back: Black printed postcard lines with continuation of message and address in black ink. Includes a red postage stamp on upper right, as well as several black hand stamps.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Like many others, the Wernick family tried to send the younger generation to Palestine. German postcard dated 1.5.39, handwritten in German, addressed from one sister to another in Tel Aviv; "... at this time we cannot come (to Palestine). We have no certificate, do not know when it will arrive, hoping it will not take a long time. Our Ethel will soon be in Tel Aviv, she is on her way. We have sent her your address and she will be visiting you... Your sister and brother-in law."

Dimensions

5 7/8 x 4"

Keywords

Nazi, Germany, Jews, Escape Attempt, Tel Aviv, Elga Rubinson

Subcollection

Early

Recommended Citation

"Postcard Reveals Attempts of Family to Escape Nazi Germany" (1939). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.81.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/391

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