Object numberM2004/005:006
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.
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
Subjectcommunications, families, concentration camps
Object nameRed Cross message service
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- whole width: 140.00 mm
height: 225.00 mm
Language
- English
German
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mr David Barton