One of the very first covers I obtained in the area of the Holocaust is picture below. It intrigued me because it had the Hebrew word Hagibor, meaning “strength” in the address. At a stamp club meeting I showed this cover, and a gentlemen in the audience explained that Hagibor was a soccer camp for Jewish youth from all over Europe and was located outside of Prague. I could not figure out what this had to do with the Holocaust. So I went to Spertus College Library to research this, and I found an article that indicated that Hagibor was a special camp (Sonderlager) for spouses of mixed marriages.

The article also stated that mail from the Hagibor Camp is generally written on postcards, and the messages consist of no more than 32 words. The censor numbered each word and placed his initials on the card.

This postal card was sent to Hagibor and has a circular date stamp of March 4, 1945.  The markings indicate that the card should be written in German, and there is also a marking from the Prague Jewish Council.