Stanislau (or Stanislawow) is a city in the present day Ukraine (now known as Ivanov Frankovsk). As of the start of the war, the city's Jewish population was about 30,000. Shortly after the start of the war, the city was occupied by the Soviets. When the German-Soviet war broke out, the town was occupied by the Hungarians. When the town came under German administration in July, 1941, a Judenrat was formed. In October, 1941, over 10,000 Jews were put to death at a local cemetery. Killings continued until the ghetto was liquidated in February, 1943. Over 10,000 Jews were sent to the Belzec extermination center. About 1,500 Jews from Stanislau survived the war.
Below are thumbnails of the front and back of a postcard postmarked September 26, 1942, to the Bucchianico camp at Chieti, Italy. The card bears a one line Judenrat Stanislau cachet and arrival postmark and Nazi censor marks on the front. Please click on the thumbnail to see the full image, and then click your back key or "Postcard" in the left frame to return.
Below are thumbnails of an official registration form for a Hungarian Jew named Zinn filed with the German authorities in Stanislau. The form is printed in German, Russian and Polish and is stamped with a Star of David and letters "ZT" to show that registrant is Jewish. Also bears the photo of the registrant (a 28 year old man). Please click on the thumbnail to see the full image, and then click your back key or "German Documents" in the left frame to return.
Encyclopedia Judaica, CD Rom Edition
Spector, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust (2001), P. 1233-34
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