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Postcard to Charlotte Liebermann

Postcard from Iro Druks, an eminent Oświęcim-based attorney, to Charlotte Liebermann, his Palestine-based sister-in-law; sent on 23 September 1933. Before WW2, the Liebermann family and their relatives, the Druks family, were co-owners of the Emil Kuźnicki Roofing Felt Factory in Brzezinka (est. 1888). In 1939, expectant of the impending war, both families headed for the eastern frontier and beyond. Their odyssey first took them to Lviv, then to a labour camp deep inside the Soviet Union (Kozmodemyansk in the Mari El Republic and Omsk in Siberia), and finally to Uzbekistan (Tashkent and Samarkand). The Druks family – Iro and Łucja, alongside their children Adam and Elinoar – reached Teheran and Baghdad with the Polish Armed Forces under the command of general Władysław Anders, popularly known as Anders’ Army. On 31 December 1942, they arrived in Palestine. Due to their advanced age, the Liebermann elders, Joachim (1876–1950) and Józefina (1879–1958), stayed behind in Samarkand. After WW2, they returned briefly to Oświęcim. Eventually, the Liebermanns rejoined their family in 1947.

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Information about the object
Author / creator
Druks, Iro (1896-1968)
Object type
correspondence
Place of creation
Oświęcim (Małopolskie Province)
Technique
manual script
Material
paper
Keywords
Copyrights status
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Owner
Oshpitzin Jewish Museum in Oświęcim
Identification number
MZ-532-D