رقم الكائنM1991/023:001
المنشيء Jan Jasinski (author)
الوصفLetter written in German by Jan Jasinski, No. 72739, Block 17, Buchenwald concentration camp and addressed to Frau Janina. It is written in pencil on Buchenwald letterhead paper which was issued to inmates for the purposes of correspondence. The reverse side, originally folded in half, would have appeared like a normal envelope with the receivers address and the sender details on either side. Jan Jasinski was the alias of Jakub Jakubowicz, who was born in Zawiercie, Poland, lived in Krakow and later around Bielsko until the war. His letter was censored and received by a Holocaust survivor who now lives in Sydney. The letter is adressed to "Esteemed Mrs. Janina" in which he writes asking for news of his family and, if it is possible, for some foodstuff like bread, fat and tobacco.
مكان الإنتاجBuchenwald concentration camp
التاريخ 1944
الموضوعHolocaust, concentration camps, communication activities, food and eating, signs of life, missing people, desperation, tracing loved ones
اسم الكائنletters
مادةpaper
الأبعاد
- whole width: 130.00 mm
height: 192.00 mm
اللغة
- German Esteemed Mrs. Janina
I have written to you a month ago that I find myself here in the camp. I have until now no news from Anya. Maybe she has written to you? I beg you to write to me to let me know whether you are in touch with my family. If it is possible for you please send me some life essentials, like bread, a bit of fat (butter) and tobacco. Now you are my only hope. I thank you for all you are doing for me, and I send my greetings and thanks for everything.
Yours JAN JASINSKI
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs. Ida Ferson

