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Babette and Justin Isner letter

Document | Accession Number: 1999.112.1

The Babette and Justin Isner letter was written by a Nuremberg couple in Boulogne and describes their unsuccessful attempt to immigrate to Cuba via the MS St. Louis and their plans to find refuge in France.

Date
1939 June 23
Language
German
Genre/Form
Letters.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Bella Uhlfelder

About This Document

Document Creator
Babette Isner
Biography
Babette (Betty) Isner (née Lutz, 1895-1949) was born in Nuremberg and Justin Isner (1889-approximately 1942) was born in Hüttenbach. Their children Bella and Ruth were born in Nuremberg in 1928 and 1929. The Isner family boarded the MS St. Louis in May 1939 for Cuba but was forced to return to Europe with most of the other passengers. They disembarked at Boulogne and were originally directed to Poitiers but were settled in the farming town of Loudun instead. In 1942 the family was arrested and transferred to the internment camp at Poitiers. Justin Isner was deported to Drancy and eventually perished at Auschwitz, but Babette, Bella, and Ruth returned to Loudun. They were arrested again in 1944 and sent to Drancy but were again released and returned to Loudun. They immigrated to the United States in 1947.
System of Arrangement
The Babette and Justin Isner letter is arranged as a single series: I. Babette and Justin Isner letter, June 23, 1939

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Bella Uhlfelder donated the Babette and Justin Isner letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999.
Funding Note
The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

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 14:23:08
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