Object numberM2014/011:001
DescriptionPostcard, undated, written in pencil from Arnost Felix in Arbeitslager Birkenau (Birkenau work camp) to his father-in-law Victor Fried in Theresienstadt. The first letter of each word conveys a message, as per a predetermined secret code. "Auschwitz card sent. Everything but the hand luggage gone. Wearing strange clothes." In other words, all possessions have been stolen and they are wearing prisoner uniforms.
Arnost Felix, brother of Erika and Elfi Felixova, was deported to Auschwitz where he perished in 1943.
Donated by Olga Wachtel [née Ehrmann] - Her brother Otto was married to Arnost Felix's sister Elfi Felixova.
Arnost Felix, brother of Erika and Elfi Felixova, was deported to Auschwitz where he perished in 1943.
Donated by Olga Wachtel [née Ehrmann] - Her brother Otto was married to Arnost Felix's sister Elfi Felixova.
Production date 1942 - 1943
Subjectcoded message, signs of life
Object namepostcards
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 150.00 mm
height: 108.00 mm
Language
- German
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Olga Wachtel