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Actions Displays	Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberM2012/048:003 DescriptionPostcard sent from Lublin, Poland to Henryk Gostynska in Vilnius. It is the plea of a mother to her family, hoping to receive information about the wellbeing of her daughter. It conveys the hopes and fears of the writer Mina Ewerska and the urgency in her request for news. She shares details of the recipient's parents in the anticipation of reciprocity. The postcard is indicative of the situation for many isolated from loved ones in Nazi occupied territories. Correspondence was heavily regulated and embellishments beyond basic communications were rarely possible. Despite expressing anxiety over her daughter’s silence, there is no explicit reference to the source of the concern; it was often dangerous to elaborate too much in a climate of intense scrutiny and heavy censorship. This postcard was donated by John Roth. Production placeLublin, Poland Production periodWWII Subjectsigns of life, families, censorship, tracing loved ones Object namepostcards Materialpaper Dimensions width: 102.00 mm length: 145.00 mm Language Polish Mr. Heniek (Henry), I am turning to you with a big request because I have not had any news from my daughter from Porzec and as a result I am extremely worried. I believe that you know where she is and thus I ask you again that you reply to me promptly. In the hope that you will carry out my request I thank you in advance from my heart. Yours Sincerely, Mina Ewerska P.S Incidentally, parents are sending their heartfelt regards. Parents are in good health and everything with them is well. Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mr John Roth

Object numberM2012/048:003

DescriptionPostcard sent from Lublin, Poland to Henryk Gostynska in Vilnius. It is the plea of a mother to her family, hoping to receive information about the wellbeing of her daughter. It conveys the hopes and fears of the writer Mina Ewerska and the urgency in her request for news. She shares details of the recipient's parents in the anticipation of reciprocity.

The postcard is indicative of the situation for many isolated from loved ones in Nazi occupied territories. Correspondence was heavily regulated and embellishments beyond basic communications were rarely possible. Despite expressing anxiety over her daughter’s silence, there is no explicit reference to the source of the concern; it was often dangerous to elaborate too much in a climate of intense scrutiny and heavy censorship.

This postcard was donated by John Roth.

Production placeLublin, Poland

Production periodWWII

Subjectsigns of life, families, censorship, tracing loved ones

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Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mr John Roth

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