Overview
- Description
- Contains nine postcards, dated July18-23, 1942, written by Salli, Eva, Helma and Alfred Israel (donor’s paternal great uncles), to their governess Sibilla Klaus, a non-Jewish woman, during their last journey from Cologne, Germany to Minsk where they were murdered in Maly Trostinetz upon arrival. The first postcard was sent from Cologne and the rest were sent on route: Berlin, Bromberg (Bydgoszcz), Warsaw, Brest Litovsk at the Russian border, and after arriving in Minsk. Includes an envelope in which Albert Marx (donor’s father) kept these postcards, bearing an inscription: “The last regards from loved ones.” Also includes three photographs of Michael Max and Henrietta Marx (Albert Marx's parents) in 1939, Alfred Israel (donor’s father’s cousin), and a family portrait of the Israel family. Albert’s father, Michael Max Marx, was on the same transport to Minsk as the Israel brothers.
- Date
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creation:
1942 July
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Michael Marx
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Postcards. Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
- Copyright Holder
- Mr. Michael Marx
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Cologne (Germany).
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Michael Marx.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:44:39
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn35977
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