Holocaust Postal History: Harrowing Journeys Revealed Through the Letters and Cards of Victims

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Sunday January 5

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2:00 PM  –  3:30 PM


Book & Author
Holocaust Postal History: Harrowing Journeys Revealed Through the Letters and Cards of Victims
Sunday, January 5, 2:00 – 3:30 pm

Through handwritten letters and cards written by ghetto and concentration camp residents, Justin Gordon’s new book, Holocaust Postal History, reveals unique and personal insights into Holocaust history. In this program, Gordon will present a brief review of Holocaust philately (the collection and study of postal letters), including insights into the people who wrote the letters and the places to which they were sent, with a special focus on the Lodz postal system. Book signing to follow.

Free with Museum admission.

Community Partners: Museum of Contemporary Photography; Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest; Chicago Jewish Historical Society; American Society of Media Photographers Chicago/Midwest; Association of Descendants of the Shoah-Illinois; Sheerit Hapleitah

 

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