Susanne Rappaport Ripton papers

Document | Accession Number: 1996.A.0508

The postcard was written by Josef Rappaport, Susanne Rappaport Ripton's father, from Jawischowitz (subcamp of Auschwitz) to Mme. Colombe, dated 10.6.43, asking about the condition of Bert, his son, and about his wife who is in Drancy. Postcard ends with perhaps a coded message: "I asked you to see grocerie (spices)."

Date: creation: 1943
Language: German
Genre/Form: Postcards.
Extent: 1 folder

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Document Creator: Susanne R. Ripton
Biography: Susanne Rappaport Ripton was born in Paris, France, on July 23, 1936. Her parents, Josek and Nelly Spodek Rappaport, were Polish Jews living in France. In Aug. 1942, the French police came to their apartment to arrest them. During the arrest, their neighbor, Madame Colombe, came to claim "her daughter," Susanne, and proceeded to take care of her until the liberation of France. Josek and Nelly were sent on a transport to Drancy transit camp. In June 1943, Josek was sent to Janischowitz labor camp in Upper Silesia in Poland where he was a slave laborer in a coal mine. Nelly was probably deported from Drancy directly to Auschwitz. Both perished. Beginning in July 1944, Susanne spent two years working on a farm in central France. In 1946, she was sent by the Red Cross to England where she was adopted by a Jewish family.
Topical Term: Concentration camp inmates' writings--Poland.
Personal Name: Rappaport, Josef.
Corporate Name: Drancy (Concentration camp)
Jawischowitz (Concentration camp)
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Susanne R. RiptonSusanne R. Ripton
Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
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