Hermann and Charlotte Sperling papers

Hermann Sperling (1905-1993, later Peter Spalding) was born on March 10, 1905 in Barmen, Germany to Benno Sperling and Rosa Berstein. He married Charlotte Jarck and they had two daughters: Irene (b. 1930) and Dorota (b. 1936, later Dorothea Schoneman). The family lived in Hamburg, Germany where Hermann worked in the shipping industry and Charlotte worked as his secretary. Charlotte was not Jewish, and their daughters were not raised as Jews. In 1938 the family fled Germany to Antwerp, Belgium. After the German invasion of Belgium in May 1940, Herman was deported to St. Cyprien detention camp in France. In November 1940 he was transferred to Gurs. He was released around March 1941 and sailed to Cuba by September 1941. While in Cuba Hermann joined the British Army. Charlotte and her daughters survived the war in Belgium. After the war ended, the family was reunited in Belgium. In 1948 they immigrated to the United States.

Charlotte Sperling (later Charlotte Spalding) was born Charlotte Jarck in Germany. She married Hermann Sperling (1905-1993, later Peter Spalding) and they had two daughters: Irene (b. 1930) and Dorota (b. 1936, later Dorothea Schoneman). Hermann was Jewish and Charlotte was not. Their daughters were not raised Jewish. The family lived in Hamburg, Germany where Hermann worked in the shipping industry and Charlotte worked as his secretary. In 1938 the family fled Germany to Antwerp, Belgium. After the German invasion of Belgium in May 1940, Herman was deported to St. Cyprien detention camp in France. In November 1940 he was transferred to Gurs. He was released around March 1941 and sailed to Cuba by September 1941. While in Cuba Hermann joined the British Army. Charlotte and her daughters survived the war in Belgium. After the war ended, the family was reunited in Belgium. In 1948 they immigrated to the United States.