Object numberM2010/005:015
DescriptionHand painted wedding card, folded in three, with a red heart on the front and initials E and F (Ehrmann and Felixova) given to Otto Ehrmann and Elfi Felixova, on the occasion of their marriage in Theresienstadt concentration camp. The drawing depicts the round heads of a male and female and a man offering food on a plate. The message in Czech reads, "Lots of luck in Marriage, Wishes".
Otto Ehrmann was born in 1918 in Kralup, Prague, in the then Czech Republic. He died in 1944, aged 26. He came from a wealthy family. They had a chauffeur, a maid, cook and many gardeners. The family owned a summer house in the countryside. Otto was deported from Prague to Theresienstadt in February 1942, wearing his deportation tag—T135 [Collection M2010/005:001], around his neck. His transport number was 209 [Collection M2010/005:009]. Shortly after his arrival at Terezin, he was ‘employed’ as a painter [as distinct from an artist].
He married Elfi Felixova on 7 February 1943. They had been introduced to each other by Otto’s sister Olga Wachtel [née Ehrmann]. In 1944 their happiness was cut short. They were forcefully deported to different concentration camps. Otto to Kaufering—a sub-camp of Dachau, where he died of typhus later that year. Elfi was deported to Auschwitz, not knowing that she was pregnant at the time. She gave birth to a baby boy, who died shortly thereafter. She survived but had a nervous breakdown after the war, due to all the horrors she endured. She was committed to an asylum in Prague. She died there, shortly after liberation, in 1945, aged 24.
Donated by Olga Wachtel [née Ehrmann] as part of a collection of Terezin memorabilia belonging to her brother Otto Ehrmann.
Otto Ehrmann was born in 1918 in Kralup, Prague, in the then Czech Republic. He died in 1944, aged 26. He came from a wealthy family. They had a chauffeur, a maid, cook and many gardeners. The family owned a summer house in the countryside. Otto was deported from Prague to Theresienstadt in February 1942, wearing his deportation tag—T135 [Collection M2010/005:001], around his neck. His transport number was 209 [Collection M2010/005:009]. Shortly after his arrival at Terezin, he was ‘employed’ as a painter [as distinct from an artist].
He married Elfi Felixova on 7 February 1943. They had been introduced to each other by Otto’s sister Olga Wachtel [née Ehrmann]. In 1944 their happiness was cut short. They were forcefully deported to different concentration camps. Otto to Kaufering—a sub-camp of Dachau, where he died of typhus later that year. Elfi was deported to Auschwitz, not knowing that she was pregnant at the time. She gave birth to a baby boy, who died shortly thereafter. She survived but had a nervous breakdown after the war, due to all the horrors she endured. She was committed to an asylum in Prague. She died there, shortly after liberation, in 1945, aged 24.
Donated by Olga Wachtel [née Ehrmann] as part of a collection of Terezin memorabilia belonging to her brother Otto Ehrmann.
Production date 1943-02-07 - 1943-02-07
Subjectwedding objects, weddings
Object namecards
Materialpaper, watercolour
Techniquepainted
Dimensions
- width: 280.00 mm
height: 216.00 mm
Language
- Czech "Lots of luck in Marriage, Wishes"
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Olga Wachtel