Marx family collection

Identifier
irn35977
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2008.302.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Michael Marx

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Michael Marx.

Scope and Content

Contains nine postcards, dated July18-23, 1942, written by Salli, Eva, Helma and Alfred Israel (donor’s paternal great uncles), to their governess Sibilla Klaus, a non-Jewish woman, during their last journey from Cologne, Germany to Minsk where they were murdered in Maly Trostinetz upon arrival. The first postcard was sent from Cologne and the rest were sent on route: Berlin, Bromberg (Bydgoszcz), Warsaw, Brest Litovsk at the Russian border, and after arriving in Minsk. Includes an envelope in which Albert Marx (donor’s father) kept these postcards, bearing an inscription: “The last regards from loved ones.” Also includes three photographs of Michael Max and Henrietta Marx (Albert Marx's parents) in 1939, Alfred Israel (donor’s father’s cousin), and a family portrait of the Israel family. Albert’s father, Michael Max Marx, was on the same transport to Minsk as the Israel brothers.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Mr. Michael Marx

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