Postcard Written in Yiddish from Lida, Belarus under Russian Control, to Palestine Just Prior to German Invasion

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.273

Object Name

Postcard

Date

2-23-1941

Files

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Description

Front: A tan postcard with orange printed postcard lines and text. Includes writing in black ink, a blue and white postage stamp and black and purple hand stamps.Back: Message in black ink.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Card mailed several months before the German invasion of Belarus, which was under the control of the Soviet Union at this time.

Dimensions

4 x 5 3/4"

Keywords

Yiddish, Palestine, Stamps

Subcollection

Bullets

Recommended Citation

"Postcard Written in Yiddish from Lida, Belarus under Russian Control, to Palestine Just Prior to German Invasion" (1941). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.273.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/532