Telegram from Holocaust Refugee Steffy Bressler Asking about her Brother in Germany from Des Moines, Iowa, June 6, 1945

American Red Cross telegram from Steffy Bressler seeking information on the whereabouts of her brother in Germany. Ms. Bressler is a refugee who escaped the Holocaust and resettled in Des Moines, Iowa.

Courtesy of the Iowa Jewish Historical Society, Bressler, Steffy, 6 June 1945

Description

This telegram through the American Red Cross was written by Steffy Bressler, a Jewish woman who escaped the Holocaust and resettled in Des Moines, Iowa. Bressler wrote Dr. Friedrich Willman seeking information on the whereabouts of her brother in Germany. The telegram was written on June 6, 1945, and Bressler said the last sign that her brother was alive was in October 1942.

Telegram from Holocaust Refugee Steffy Bressler Asking about her Brother in Germany from Des Moines, Iowa

Source-Dependent Questions

Steffy Bressler, who wrote this telegram, is married to Ernest Bressler. What is Steffy attempting to learn by sending this telegram?
Describe the emotions Steffy Bressler might be feeling.
How would you feel about not knowing the whereabouts of a loved one who is living in a place that is at war? Explain.

Citation Information

Bressler, Steffy, 6 June 1945. Courtesy of the Iowa Jewish Historical Society