{"id":409,"date":"2025-09-04T13:35:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T17:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/lieber-neffe-karl\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:50:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:50:29","slug":"lieber-neffe-karl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/post-cards\/lieber-neffe-karl\/","title":{"rendered":"Lieber Neffe Karl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Accension Number: <\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2022.02.8.33<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Stamp:<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW157930051 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW157930051 BCX8\">6 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW157930051 BCX8\">Winterhilfswerk<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW157930051 BCX8\">Deutches<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW157930051 BCX8\"> Reich<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW157930051 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[2510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Postmark<\/strong>: <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BERLIN 22.12.3<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[2510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The address is difficult to identify, but what can be made out is: \u201cBerlin-Wilhelmshage \/ Moltkestr. 11\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[2510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The illustration to the left of the postcard is of Martin Luther and the following quote: \u201cIch suche nicht das Meine, sondern allein des ganze Deutschlands Gl\u00fcck und Heil\u201d (I seek not my own, but only the happiness and salvation of all Germany). Also, it includes his birth and death dates of November 10, 1483 and February 18, 1546.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[2510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There is a extra text at the top that reads \u201cWeihnnachtssendungen rechtzeitig aufgeben\u201d, translating to \u201cMail Christmas shipments in time\u201d. This suggests a wartime appeal for timely holiday mail delivery. The text is visible over a few lines and the Reichsadler (Imperial Eagle) emblem, a symbol of Nazi Germany.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[2510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[2510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There is a letter on the back that reads of follows:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[2510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cLieber Neffe Karl, ein gesegates Weihnnachtsfest und ein g\u00fctes neues Jahr 1940 w\u00fcnsche ich Dir und allen Deinen Lieben. Hat mein Portenkind sich nun wider recht erholt, und seid Ihr Alle wohlaufs um ein sch\u00f6nes Fest feiern zu k\u00f6nnen? das w\u00fcnsche ich von gawem Herzen. Ich freue mich auf den 10. Janmas 1940. In treuem Gedenken yo\u00fc\u00dft fruch Alle 6.0.36. Kottb\u00fcffer Afers. Deine Handke Mirzes.\u201d : <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dear Nephew Karl, I wish you and all your loved ones a blessed Christmas and a happy New Year 1940. Has my foster child now fully recovered, and are you all well enough to celebrate this wonderful holiday? I wish you all the best from the bottom of my heart. I look forward to January 10, 1940. In faithful remembrance, I greet you all, 6.0.36. Kottb\u00fcffer Afers. Deine Handke Mirze<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[2510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accension Number: 2022.02.8.33 Stamp: 6 Winterhilfswerk Deutches Reich\u00a0 Postmark: BERLIN 22.12.3\u00a0 &nbsp; The address is difficult to identify, but what can be made out is: \u201cBerlin-Wilhelmshage \/ Moltkestr. 11\u201d\u00a0 The illustration to the left of the postcard is of Martin Luther and the following quote: \u201cIch suche nicht das Meine, sondern allein des ganze Deutschlands [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":125,"featured_media":410,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"post-with-featured-image","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-post-cards"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lieber Neffe Karl | Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies | Clark University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/post-cards\/lieber-neffe-karl\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lieber Neffe Karl\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Accension Number: 2022.02.8.33 Stamp: 6 Winterhilfswerk Deutches Reich\u00a0 Postmark: BERLIN 22.12.3\u00a0 &nbsp; The address is difficult to identify, but what can be made out is: \u201cBerlin-Wilhelmshage \/ Moltkestr. 11\u201d\u00a0 The illustration to the left of the postcard is of Martin Luther and the following quote: \u201cIch suche nicht das Meine, sondern allein des ganze Deutschlands [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/post-cards\/lieber-neffe-karl\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ClarkUniversityWorcester\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-04T17:35:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-02T19:50:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/426dce25-93fa-439a-8b32-cc57edb9de10.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1536\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1152\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@clarkuniversity\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@clarkuniversity\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jemimah Tendo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/post-cards\\\/lieber-neffe-karl\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/post-cards\\\/lieber-neffe-karl\\\/\"},\"headline\":\"Lieber Neffe Karl\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-04T17:35:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-02T19:50:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/post-cards\\\/lieber-neffe-karl\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":278,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/post-cards\\\/lieber-neffe-karl\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/119\\\/426dce25-93fa-439a-8b32-cc57edb9de10.avif\",\"articleSection\":[\"Post Cards\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/post-cards\\\/lieber-neffe-karl\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/post-cards\\\/lieber-neffe-karl\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lieber Neffe Karl | Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies | Clark University\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/post-cards\\\/lieber-neffe-karl\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/post-cards\\\/lieber-neffe-karl\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/119\\\/426dce25-93fa-439a-8b32-cc57edb9de10.avif\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-04T17:35:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-02T19:50:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/aa36d7a8379895f0f90bcf6df29e8169\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/post-cards\\\/lieber-neffe-karl\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/post-cards\\\/lieber-neffe-karl\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/119\\\/426dce25-93fa-439a-8b32-cc57edb9de10.avif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/119\\\/426dce25-93fa-439a-8b32-cc57edb9de10.avif\",\"width\":1536,\"height\":1152},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/wp-json\\\/wp\\\/v2\\\/posts\\\/409#breadcrumbs\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":0,\"name\":\"ClarkU\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/\",\"name\":\"Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.clarku.edu\\\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Lieber Neffe Karl | Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies | Clark University","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/post-cards\/lieber-neffe-karl\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Lieber Neffe Karl","og_description":"Accension Number: 2022.02.8.33 Stamp: 6 Winterhilfswerk Deutches Reich\u00a0 Postmark: BERLIN 22.12.3\u00a0 &nbsp; The address is difficult to identify, but what can be made out is: \u201cBerlin-Wilhelmshage \/ Moltkestr. 11\u201d\u00a0 The illustration to the left of the postcard is of Martin Luther and the following quote: \u201cIch suche nicht das Meine, sondern allein des ganze Deutschlands [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/post-cards\/lieber-neffe-karl\/","og_site_name":"Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ClarkUniversityWorcester","article_published_time":"2025-09-04T17:35:43+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-03-02T19:50:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1536,"height":1152,"url":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/426dce25-93fa-439a-8b32-cc57edb9de10.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@clarkuniversity","twitter_site":"@clarkuniversity","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jemimah Tendo","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/post-cards\/lieber-neffe-karl\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/post-cards\/lieber-neffe-karl\/"},"headline":"Lieber Neffe Karl","datePublished":"2025-09-04T17:35:43+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-02T19:50:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/post-cards\/lieber-neffe-karl\/"},"wordCount":278,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/post-cards\/lieber-neffe-karl\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/426dce25-93fa-439a-8b32-cc57edb9de10.avif","articleSection":["Post Cards"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/post-cards\/lieber-neffe-karl\/","url":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/post-cards\/lieber-neffe-karl\/","name":"Lieber Neffe Karl | Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies | Clark University","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/post-cards\/lieber-neffe-karl\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/post-cards\/lieber-neffe-karl\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/426dce25-93fa-439a-8b32-cc57edb9de10.avif","datePublished":"2025-09-04T17:35:43+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-02T19:50:29+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/#\/schema\/person\/aa36d7a8379895f0f90bcf6df29e8169"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/post-cards\/lieber-neffe-karl\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/post-cards\/lieber-neffe-karl\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/426dce25-93fa-439a-8b32-cc57edb9de10.avif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/426dce25-93fa-439a-8b32-cc57edb9de10.avif","width":1536,"height":1152},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409#breadcrumbs","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":0,"name":"ClarkU","item":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies","item":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/","name":"Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"fimg_url":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/119\/426dce25-93fa-439a-8b32-cc57edb9de10-1024x768.avif","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/125"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":849,"href":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409\/revisions\/849"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}