Overview
- Description
- Photocopies of two postcards with, both sent by Heinz Prossnitz to Alice Winternitz. The first, dated 12 October 1943 relates to the arrival of the "Masaryk transport" in Auschwitz; the second, dated 31 December 1943, contains little substantive information, but it was censored by the Nazis at Terezin (Theresienstadt).
- Date
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1943
- Collection Creator
- Lisl Bogart
- Biography
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Lisl Bogart (formerly Alice Winternitz) was a survivor of Theresienstadt.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Postcards.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangement is chronological
Rights & 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.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Transports. Concentration camps. Deportation. Holocaust survivors.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Original postcards were written by Heinz Prossnitz (mentioned in Ruth Bondy, "Elder of the Jews," pp. 429-431), in Oct. and Dec. of 1943 to the donor, who was incarcerated at Terezin. The donor made photocopies of the postcards and sent them to USHRIA in Jun. 1992. English translations also were provided by the donor.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:00:31
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