Michalovce was a town in northeast Slovakia. In 1941, there were about 4,000 Jews in the town. In May, 1942, about 3,000 Jews were deported to the Lublin district of Poland. The remaining Jews were sent to western Slovakia in May, 1944. About 15% of the community survived.
Below are thumbnails of the front and back of a cover dated November 10, 1941, from Jews in Michalovce to a Jewish organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Please click on the thumbnail to see the full image, and then click your back key or "Cover" in the left frame to return.
Spector, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust (2001), P. 817
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