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Edith Simon Babich collection

Document | Accession Number: 1994.A.0280 | RG Number: RG-10.155

Contains photographs and copyprints of Edith Simon Babich, her parents Karl and Selma Simon, and her sister Ilse Simon aboard the MS St. Louis during its voyage to Havana, Cuba, in 1939. Some of the photographs are annotated on the verso. Also included is a personal narrative written by Edith’s husband Reuben Babich describing the Holocaust experiences of the Simon, Frank, and Lazarus families of Cloppenburg, Germany.

Date
inclusive:  1939-1984
Language
English
Genre/Form
Personal narratives.
Photographs.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Reuben Babich

About This Document

Document Creator
Edith Babich
Biography
Edith Simon Babich (1922-2005) was born in Cloppenburg to Karl (1884-1943) and Selma (née Katz, 1894-1943) Simon. Her father was a cattle merchant, and she had three sisters: Ruth, Hildegard, and Ilse.

During Kristallnacht in November 1938 Karl and his cousin Julius Frank were arrested and deported to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. They were released a month later. While they were still in the concentration camp, Edith’s sisters Ruth and Hildegard were sent on a Kindertransport to England. In May 1939 Karl, Selma, Edith, and Ilse sailed from Germany to Havana, Cuba, aboard the MS St. Louis. After the ship's forced return to Europe, Edith's parents sent her to England in August 1939. She immigrated to the United States from England in 1940 and eventually settled in Illinois in 1941. Karl, Selma, and Ilse, were deported to the Westerbork concentration camp and in 1943 they were deported to the Sobibor killing center, where they perished.

Edith married Reuben Babich, a United States Army soldier, in 1945.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Reuben Babich donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Nov. 1994. An accretion of additional material donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in May 2016.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2020-06-10 15:21:06
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