Postcards from Birkenau
The two postcards were written by inmates at Birkenau concentration camp. One postcard is addressed from Karl Reiner to Frieda Prokesch, and the other is addressed from Pauline Neuschul to Karl Masojodek. The postcards are evidence of the Briefaktion des RSHA (Juden), or "Operation Mail," initiated by the Nazi government in the summer of 1942 to deceive the world about the "Final Solution." Jews were forced to write postcards or letters home falsely stating that they were in good health and doing well.
- Date
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creation:
1943
- Language
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German
- Genre/Form
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Postcards.
- Extent
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1 folder
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
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Record last modified: 2020-01-02 15:54:14
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Also in Nazi government Jewish propaganda collection
The collection consists of labels and postcards relating to restrictions regarding medical care and correspondence imposed upon Jews by the Nazi government, 1933-1945.
Small paper label with a Star of David to identify a Jewish doctor
Object
Small, narrow adhesive label to identify a Jewish doctor and state that the doctor can only treat Jewish patients. After Hitler was appointed Chancellor in 1933, anti-Jewish legislation severely restricted Jewish participation in the medical profession. Jewish doctors were required to apply identifying labels to their offices, mail boxes, and correspondence.
Square paper label with a Star of David to identify a Jewish doctor
Object
Square, adhesive label to identify a Jewish doctor and state that the doctor can only treat Jewish patients. After Hitler was appointed Chancellor in 1933, anti-Jewish legislation severely restricted Jewish participation in the medical profession. Jewish doctors were required to apply indentifying labels to their offices, mail boxes, and correspondence.
