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Postcard to Sala Garncarz, in Polish, Sosnowitz, Poland, November 4, 1940

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Raizel Garncarz
Postcard to Sala Garncarz, in Polish, Sosnowitz, Poland, November 4, 1940
NYPL, Dorot Jewish Division, Sala Garncarz Kischner Collection

One week after Sala was deported, she received her first postcard at the Geppersdorf labor camp. In it, her sister Raizel assures her that everyone at home is fine. She writes, “When mother received your postcard, she was the happiest person in the world.”