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Actions Displays	Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberM2004/005:003 CreatorBritish Red Cross DescriptionLetter from the War Organisation of the British Red Cross and Order of St.John to the International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva, official enquiry from Mrs Frieda Weiss in England, about her father Otto Schwarz (misspelt here as Schwarez) in Germany. Dated 26th November 1941, written in English and German. M2004/005:001-006 represent a series of letters from Ludwig and Frieda Weiss requesting British Red Cross to enquire about, locate and transmit messages to parents Otto and Clara Schwarz, as well as replies from the British and German Red Cross to Ludwig and Frieda. In the initial letters the Otto and Clara are located at an address in Munich, germany, but from circa 1943 they are in Theresienstadt concentration camp. According to the donor, Otto and Clara Schwarz perished in the camp. Production placeLondon, England Production date 1941-11-26 SubjectHolocaust, communications, families, concentration camps, tracing loved ones Object nameletters Materialpaper Dimensions whole width: 140.00 mm height: 225.00 mm Language German M2004/005:3 translated by Sabine Schmitt December 2005 War Organisation of the British Red Cross society and order of St. John of Jerusalem Foreign Relations Department Mr. Ludwig Weiss, 66 Onslow Road, Southampton. 28. February, 1942 Dear Sir, Re: Clara Schwarz. We have received a message for you from Clara Schwarz, Munich. I am afraid it has taken us some time to find your present address. Would you kindly acknowledge receipt of this letter so that we may send you the original form. Yours faithfully, I received your two messages. Thank you. We're both well. Friedel will bore her baby in June. She's fine. Greetings to the Regensburger. Greetings and kisses for you 12. May 1942 Frieda Weiss Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mr David Barton

Object numberM2004/005:003

DescriptionLetter from the War Organisation of the British Red Cross and Order of St.John to the International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva, official enquiry from Mrs Frieda Weiss in England, about her father Otto Schwarz (misspelt here as Schwarez) in Germany. Dated 26th November 1941, written in English and German.

M2004/005:001-006 represent a series of letters from Ludwig and Frieda Weiss requesting British Red Cross to enquire about, locate and transmit messages to parents Otto and Clara Schwarz, as well as replies from the British and German Red Cross to Ludwig and Frieda. In the initial letters the Otto and Clara are located at an address in Munich, germany, but from circa 1943 they are in Theresienstadt concentration camp. According to the donor, Otto and Clara Schwarz perished in the camp.

Production placeLondon, England

Production date 1941-11-26

SubjectHolocaust, communications, families, concentration camps, tracing loved ones

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Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mr David Barton

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