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Susanne Rappaport Ripton papers

Document | Accession Number: 2002.423.1

Consists of a Rosh Hashanah card bearing a photograph of Susanne Rappaport Ripton and her parents, Josek and Nelly Rappoport, in the center, surrounded by a horseshoe, birds, and flowers. "Happy New Year" is printed in both Hebrew and French.

Date
creation:  1936
Language
French
English
Hebrew
Genre/Form
New Year cards.
Extent
1 folder

About This Document

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.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The card was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Suzanne Rappoport Ripton in 2002.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use
Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

 
Record last modified: 2023-02-24 14:05:37
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Contains materials related to the Holocaust-era experiences of Susanne Rappaport Ripton and her family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

Susanne Rappaport Ripton papers

Document

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)."

Susanne Rappoport Ripton papers

Document

The papers consist of two Rosh Hashanah cards, one with a photograph of a man and woman and bearing the greeting "Bonne Annee" and the other with a printed color image of a family participating in a Jewish ceremony, and a photograph of a man and three women standing outdoors.

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