Ruth Rappaport collection

Overview

Collection Summary

The collection consists of a shoulder patch, documents, photographs, and publications relating to the experiences of Ruth Rappaport before the war in Leipzig, Germany, and Zurich, Switzerland, during the war in Seattle, Washington, and after the war in the United States, Palestine, Israel, and Japan.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Peter Bartis, on behalf of the Estate of Ruth Rappaport.