Postcard

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Held by: Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates: May 19, 1944-May 20, 1944 (indexed as 1944)
Level: item
Scope & content: 1 page, double-sided horizontal paper. Recto contains handwriting of Erzsike Békés, continues on verso. Verso, signed and dated at centre left "Erzsi / majus 19.". Below, one word in different handwriting, signed "Karsci". Below, another line, signed "Agi". Sender's address at bottom left "Dr Békés Kálmán". Right side addressed to "Weinberger Gustáv / 108/101. mszd / Borgoprúnd. / Besztercze Naszód m". At top right, signature of Captain Soós. Narrative: Donor is Elaine Kalman Naves, daughter of Gustav and Anikó Weinberger. The postcard was sent from the Békés family to Gustav Weinberger and contains updates on the living conditions in the ghetto. The correspondence was under the supervision of Captain Soós. This collection of correspondence was used as part of the research for the following book: Kalman Naves, Elaine. Journey to Vaja: Reconstructing the World of a Hungarian-Jewish Family. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996. Print.
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Extent: Postcard : Paper : handwritten, printed, stamped : Ink : beige, blue, green, black ; Ht: 10,45 cm x W: 14,8 cm
Genre / form: textual record
Format: Postcard; Document
Text in the image: Drága Gusztikám!Jelen soraim már a gettóból írom.Egy földszinti kis szobában lakunka testvérek között csak Bíba ír,Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
Language: Hungarian
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