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Edith David postcard from the Lublin ghetto

Document | Accession Number: 1991.A.0070 | RG Number: RG-05.005.01

Consists of a postcard written by Edith David to a gentile friend in Düggenheim (Eifel region), Germany, from the ghetto at Lublin, Poland. The postcard simply states that Edith and her mother are doing well and have met many acquaintances in Lublin. She expresses her hope to receive word back from the addressee, Frau Wnr. Heinr. Brck
Edith David was deported to Lublin at the age of 14 with her mother. She was never heard from again.

Date
creation:  1942
Language
German
Genre/Form
Postcards.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Collection, Gift of Selma Abensohn

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Edith David wrote the postcard while at Lublin and mailed it to a "Gentile" friend of the family in Dngenheim, Germany. The postcard was forwarded to Selma D. Abensohn after World War II. Abensohn donated the postcard to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in July 1991 via Michael Berenbaum.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use
The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.

 
Record last modified: 2023-02-24 14:00:03
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