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The photograph captures what the American soldiers found inside the abandoned boxcars. Human remains where found in the boxcars and one of the soldiers wrote "Off limits" on the boxcars in order to keep out any curious soldiers. Bulling...
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner about life in New York, New York and her concerns about Giulia saying polio had affected her inner organs more than her legs. Mia also writes about family friends.
Heiderl writes to Giulia Kortischoner about what the ten day forced stay at home vacation the class has been required to take, because of the polio epidemic. Heiderl talks about friends and life during the vacation.
Mia Hasterlik informs Giulia Kortischoner about recent imprisonments of Jewish friends (written in code as "sick"), asks Giulia about her studies, and mentions how a telegram from Nairobi informed Susi her permit is en route. Susi is...
Cibseuk de Direction de l'Association Internationale de Droit Penal: Composition selon les elections effectuees par l'Assemblée Générale, le 6 octobre 1984 au Caire
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, describing her frustration at the fact that she was not able to send Giulia a parcel with a gift for her birthday, due to the fact that no packages were allowed to be sent to foreign countries...
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner, telling her that the time that she was allowed to stay in England expired, despite the fact that she is hoping that she can petition to extend this time. She hopes to ultimately leave for the...
Heiderl Wettstein writes to Giulia Kortischoner about classmates and asks how Angelo is. Angelo is a boy in the hospital with Giulia who also has polio and likes her.
Ellen von Mauler Christiansen (?), who lived in the Hasterlik apartment from 1938-1939, writes a letter to Giulia Kortischoner describing daily life in Vienna. She also states that Susi Weiss (Giulia's older half-sister) would like to...
Frances Menzel, a friend of Aguste Hasterlik's who lives in Chicago, writes to Giulia Kortischoner, sending her an enclosed letter to pass on to people in Europe. She complains that she has tried to send so many letters before, but that...
An inside look into Buchenwald and the different types of barracks that prisoners were held in. Captain Herp captioned the photograph "The places on the left, weren't fit to house cattle in. They were used for people who caused trouble."
Mia Hasterlik writes to Giulia Kortischoner in English because she is not allowed to write in German. She expresses concern over Paul Hasterlik, as she is not even sure if he is getting anything to eat or if he is allowed to stay in his...
The League of Nations and the Problem of the Prisoner: A plea by The Howard League for Penal Reform for the Observation of the Standard Minimum Rules of the International Penal and Penitentiary Commission
Ällägg Bächtold writes to Giulia Kortischoner with the notes to Land des Lächeln, a new song everyone is whistling. Ällägg asks Giulia about her admirer Angelo, a fellow polio patient in the hospital.
Bethli Scherrer, a school friend from Schaffhausen, writes to Giulia Kortischoner about their classes. Bethli says she may leave school soon if she can find a job. Giulia is in Kanton Hospital at this time with polio.
Vicar Thomas Blatter, the Catholic vicar at Giulia Kortischoner's school, writes to Giulia that suffering is God's will. He sends her booklets and pamphlets to read. Giulia is at Kanton Hospital suffering from polio.
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