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Schlachter family correspondence

Document | Accession Number: 2019.258.1

The collection consists of letters sent by Leopold and Gertrude Schlachter in Stuttgart, Germany from 1940-1941 to their daughters Liselott and Margot Schlacter in New York. Liselott and Margot fled Germany on a Kindertransport to Glasgow, Scotland and immigrated to the United States in September 1940. There is a small amount of letters sent from other individuals, as well as Liselott’s resume and a copy of Margot’s birth certificate, both from 1939.

Date
inclusive:  1939-1941
Language
German
English
Genre/Form
Letters.
Extent
2 folders
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gary Blum

About This Document

Document Creator
Schlachter family
Biography
Liselott Schlachter was born on 23 July 1920 in Stuttgart, Germany to Leopold (1882-1942) and Gertrude (1899-1942, née Lindauer) Schlachter. Leopold worked as a businessman in Stuttgart. Liselott and her sister Margot (1923-2009) were rescued by Leopold Ascher and sent on a Kindertransport to Glasgow, Scotland. Leopold was married to Julia Schlachter and sponsored 65 families fleeing the Nazis to immigrate to the United States. Liselott and Margot immigrated to the United States in September 1940 aboard the SS Cameronia. The sisters lived in New York and remained in contact with their parents in Stuttgart from 1940-1941. Leopold and Gertrude were deported from Stuttgart on 1 December 1941 to the Jungfernhof concentration camp in Latvia. They both perished in the camp by 1942.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as two folders.

Folder 1 of 2. Correspondence, 1940
Folder 2 of 2. Correspondence, 1941 and undated; documents, 1939

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Gary Blum, son of Liselot Schlachter.

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.

Copyright Holder
Mr. Gary Blum
 
Record last modified: 2023-02-24 14:36:42
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