F09_P01: Extermination Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau The Singer family tragedy
1942 July 28, Front side - Envelope written by Walter Singer to Dr. Heinrich Veit Simon of Berlin.
White envelope (brightness of scan blows out the proper appearance of the archive) with typed text in German using black ink. At the top right corner is a blue 30-öre stamp depicting Sweden's King Gustaf V facing to the right. Overtop is a series of two cancellations dated July 30, 1942. At the top center is a purple overprint stamp. At the left side is a sticker with the Reichsadler emblem and the word "Geöffnet" printed. At the center left is an individual's signature in pencil or crayon. The foundation is promptly working to update this scan.
Name/Title
F09_P01: Extermination Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau The Singer family tragedyEntry/Object ID
2007.9.1.a-bScope and Content
1942 July 28, envelope and letter written by Walter Singer to Dr. Heinrich Veit Simon of Berlin.Context
This page and the two that follow document the tragedy of Arnold Singer, a German Jew of Luckau whose brother, Walter Singer, had escaped to Sweden and was trying to help Arnold leave Germany and join him. Walter Singer first sought help from an attorney, Dr. Veit Simon of Berlin. On July 28, 1942, he wrote, "As a relative of the families Hirschfeld and Stettiner I permit myself to turn to you to request whether you could possibly represent my brother Arnold Singer, who is still in Germany. After I receive an affirmative answer I will give you more particulars." The letter was canceled at Stockholm on July 30. Upon arrival at Berlin on August 12, it was marked "Unknown“and "Return to Sender." A label was added on the back that reads, "Gone. No address details." It was opened and examined by censors at Berlin. The Nazi regime had removed all Jewish lawyers from the bar in September 1938, so this was probably an exercise in futility; Dr. Simon had probably left Germany long before. If not, he may have perished in the Holocaust.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
Cover, Letter
Philatelic Material