F02_P01: Persecution of Jews
1940 October 9, Front side - Post card with middle name "Israel" addressed to Tjörnarp, Sweden.
Tan post card with printed and outline in German using light green ink. Cursive handwriting in German using black ink is present. At the top right, a light green 5-pfennig imprinted stamp depicting President Paul von Hindenburg facing to the left. A light blue 20-pfennig stamp depicting Paul von Hindenburg facing to the left is present as well. At the center, a blue "MIT LUFTPOST / PAR AVION" stamp appears. At the center right, a red overprint stamp depicting the Reichsadler symbol appears. At the bottom edge, an additional archive appears overlayed on the exhibit page. The foundation is promptly working to update this scan.
Name/Title
F02_P01: Persecution of JewsEntry/Object ID
2008.4.17Scope and Content
1940 October 9, post card with middle name "Israel" addressed to Tjörnarp, Sweden.Context
Effective January 1, 1939, Jews in Germany were required to adopt given names approved by the Nazi regime: “the given name Israel in the case of males, and the given name Sara in the case of females.” On the upper card, the sender is identified as Oskar Israel Koblitz; on the lower card, Ella Sara Adler. Both had to be handed to a postal clerk and checked. Both postal cards were mailed from Vienna in 1940, at 25-pfennig international air mail post card rates (15 pfennigs postage plus 10 pfennigs air mail surcharge to Sweden and to Italy), using different combinations of Hindenburg Medallion design definitive adhesive stamps and postal stationery. The October 9 card to Tjörnarp was routed through Hamburg for censorship; the October 15 card to Rome, through Munich for censorship.Collection
Nazi Scourge II: Five Frame ExhibitCategory
Post Card
Philatelic Material