ObjektnummerM1991/048:001
BeskrivningTranslation of a letter, original in German, sent by Herman and Nelly Pich, Theresienstadt, August 1945, to their daughter Ilse and Gerhard Schweriner, Paddington, NSW. [*note the first line of the translation indicating that Mr Schweriner is parent is incorrect].
Gerhard Schweriner had immigrated to Sydney, arriving in 1939; in Australia he changed his name to Ryner. The letter was written in Theresienstadt, where Herman and Nelly Pich had survived the war. They write about their home town Berlin, how nearly all the railways in Germany are annihilate, that food is scarce. "You and we too must be thankful to God every day that he gave you the idea to emigrate. If you had not done so, you might not be alive now."
They mention that "Georgy the little Hasenscheiser will get for souvenir a series of Moseskronen [Moses Crowns] our Hitlergeld here. This money will perhaps be of some worth for stamp collectors."
Gerhard Schweriner had immigrated to Sydney, arriving in 1939; in Australia he changed his name to Ryner. The letter was written in Theresienstadt, where Herman and Nelly Pich had survived the war. They write about their home town Berlin, how nearly all the railways in Germany are annihilate, that food is scarce. "You and we too must be thankful to God every day that he gave you the idea to emigrate. If you had not done so, you might not be alive now."
They mention that "Georgy the little Hasenscheiser will get for souvenir a series of Moseskronen [Moses Crowns] our Hitlergeld here. This money will perhaps be of some worth for stamp collectors."
ProduktionsplatsTheresienstadt ghetto, Terezin, Czech Republic
Datum 1945-08-30 - 1945-08-30
Produktionsperiodpost World War II
Objektnamnletters
Materialpaper
Teknikprinted
Dimensioner
- whole width: 205.00 mm
height: 260.00 mm
Språk
- English German words in the letter:
Huftgelenkentzundung + coxitis (inflammation of the hip joint)
Hasenscheiser = rascal or ratbones (there is no direct translation)
KreditSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Ilse Ryner