Child's passport of Ellen Markiewicz

Photograph | Photograph Number: 61853A

Date: 1939 April 17
Variant Locale: Berlin-Buckow
Berlin-Mariendorf
Berlin-Ochstumsand
Berlin-Ploetzensee
Berlin-Reinickendorf
Berlin-Tempelhof
Berlin-Wannsee
Berlin-Schlachtensee
Berlin-Duppel
Photo Designation: JEWISH LIFE IN NAZI GERMANY -- Documents
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Ellen Gerber

Biography: Ellen Gerber (born Ellen Markiewicz) was born on August 18, 1926 in Berlin, Germany. Her father Max was a businessman, and her mother Lotte Goldstein was a homemaker. Ellen's older brother Lothar was born on September 9, 1924. Their parents divorced when Ellen was a baby. Ellen's aunt and uncle were doctors and had a non-Jewish patient who was actively working to bring Jewish children to Great Britain. He arranged for Ellen and Lothar to joine a Kindertransport. They children traveled to England on April 18, 1939 on an American ship. After their arrival, Ellen and Lothar attended separate schools, and Lothar later was sent to Australia. In 1943 Ellen began a nursing career. She first worked in a convalesant home and later became a registered children's nurse. In 1951 she immigrated to the United States. Her father Max perished in concentration camp, and her mothre Lotte survived the war hiding in Berlin with several families.
Keyword: DOCUMENTS
KINDERTRANSPORT
PASSPORTS
REFUGEES (JEWISH)
STAMPS (JUDE)
WOMEN
Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Ellen Gerber
: Record last modified: 2006-02-13 00:00:00
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