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Holocaust postal history : harrowing journeys revealed through the letters and cards of the victims / Justin Gordon.

Publication | Not Digitized | Library Call Number: HE6925 .G67 2016

Overview

Summary: "Postal items sent during the Holocaust bear witness to tragic stories of injustice, suppression, hatred, and unimaginable cruelty. However, on these simple pieces of paper, we also see community and kindness, humanity and heroism. We see their authors as real people with everyday lives, forced to go on a tragic journey marked not with milestones but with handstamps and cancellations."--Introduction (page xv).
Format: Book
Author/Creator: Gordon, Justin OD, author.
Published: Chicago : Six Point Watermark, [2016]
©2016
Locale: Europe
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Details

Language: English
ISBN: 9780997840100
0997840102
Physical Description: 170 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects: Postal service--Europe--History--20th century. World War, 1939-1945--Postal service. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Sources. Jews--Correspondence. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) World War (1939-1945) Jews. Postal service. Europe. Personal correspondence.

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