Mail Auction #35

Judaica Holocaust WW2 - Post card mailed from Hertsliya Palestine 27.5.1941 from a daughter to her parents in the town of Troskunai Lithuania with arrival postmark dated 21.6.1941. This postcard is the only one known to be mailed from Palestine to Troskunai during tragic events were taking place in the town during the month of July-August 1941. On July 10, 1941, local Lithuanian collaborators killed 8 or 9 Jewish men on the premises of the local school. In mid-July 1941 5-6 Jewish men were shot at the Jewish cemetery by Troškūnai members of the Lithuanian Activist Front. In August, 1941, the remaining Jews of Troškūnai (about 200 people) were transported by white armbanders to the Panevėžys ghetto. There on August 23, 1941, they were murdered along with Jews from the city of Panevėžys and its surrounding areas in a mass execution. In this Hebrew written letter the sad message reads as follows: Our dear parents ! First we need to let you know that we are healthy . We wonder why we did not receive an answer from you on previous letters we mailed during Passover. We have answered all of your questions from your last letter. We hope for better times, say Shalom to our sister  Nechama & Yerachmiel (her husband), let them write to us so we can get to know him...Your daughter Pnina.  This postcard is in excellent condition with British censor handstamp on front.