F05_P12: Concentration Camp Auschwitz, Easter

Archive

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Spungen Family Foundation - Holocaust Postal Collection

c. 1944, Front side - Card from prisoner at Auschwitz sent for Easter.: Tan post card with hand-painted illustration of Easter eggs in unique patterns, primarily green, red, and yellow positioned leaning away from one another at the center. Behind and beside the eggs are stems of foliage and small white flowers. At the top left is "Herzliche Ostergrüße" in German or "Heartfelt Easter" in English. At the bottom left is an artist signature in blue ink.
c. 1944, Front side - Card from prisoner at Auschwitz sent for Easter.

Tan post card with hand-painted illustration of Easter eggs in unique patterns, primarily green, red, and yellow positioned leaning away from one another at the center. Behind and beside the eggs are stems of foliage and small white flowers. At the top left is "Herzliche Ostergrüße" in German or "Heartfelt Easter" in English. At the bottom left is an artist signature in blue ink.

Name/Title

F05_P12: Concentration Camp Auschwitz, Easter

Entry/Object ID

2007.5.12

Scope and Content

c. 1944, card from prisoner at Auschwitz sent for Easter.

Context

Despite the ban on Easter parcels for prisoners in 1944, one inmate received this colorful hand-painted Easter card from a relative after it had passed the camp censor.

Collection

Nazi Scourge I: Primary Exhibition

Category

Card

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Card, Courting

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Card, Greeting

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1944 - circa 1944

Primary Language

German

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Measurement of the full length and width of the archive.

Width

3-13/16 in

Length

5-3/4 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Nazi Concentration Camp

Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp

Country

Poland

Continent

Europe

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

C. Walrich - Updated (Dec 12 2025) C. Walrich - Updated Title (Feb 26 2026) C. Walrich - Back-Up PDF (May 6 2026)