Overview
- Description
- The postcard was written by Victor Wieruszowski to his wife Frieda Schwerin Wieruszowski from Buchenwald concentration camp in 1938. In the postcard, Victor asks his wife to quickly sell as much of the inventory of his plumbing supply wholesale business as possible, and to send warm woolen socks.
- Date
-
creation:
1938
- Credit Line
- GERHARD WEIR
- Collection Creator
- Victor Wieruszowski
- Biography
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Victor Wieruszowski was arrested in Breslau, Germany, (now Wrocław, Poland) after Kristallnacht and was imprisoned in Buchenwald concentration camp without being charged with any crime. He was held at Buchenwald for six weeks and then released as a result of his wife's continuous efforts and his World War I military service. In July 1939, eight months after his release from Buchenwald, the Wieruszowski family escaped to England. Shortly thereafter they were able to immigrate to the United States where they settled in Los Angeles, California.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Postcards.
- Extent
-
1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
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Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Concentration camp inmates' writings--Germany.
- Corporate Name
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The postcard was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Gerhard J. Weir in 1990. Gerhard is the son of Victor and Frieda Wieruszowski.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:21:44
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