Theresienstadt, June 19, 1944. Dear Uncle Karl! I gratefully acknowledge receipt of your package from . . . . . . . . 1944. Margit Oppenheimer Signature. [Pre-printed form number: 215]
Camp postcard
Theresienstadt camp postcard
Theresienstadt, am 19. 6. 1944. Lieber Onkel Karl! Ich bestatige dankend den Empfang Ihres (Deines) Paketes vom . . . . . . . . 1944. Margit Oppenheimer Unterschrift. [Pre-printed form number: 215]
This is a pre-printed postcard form used in Theresienstadt concentration camp/ghetto. Prisoners were given these standardized cards to confirm receipt of packages from the outside -- one of the few forms of communication permitted. Margit filled in 'Lieber Onkel Karl!' (Dear Uncle Karl!) and signed her name. The recipient was Karl Maier, a baker in Solnstitting near Landsberg, Bavaria. The date is June 19, 1944. Margit had been deported to Theresienstadt on April 2, 1943. She would later be transported to Auschwitz in October 1944. This card is a direct communication from inside Theresienstadt.