Object numberM2019/016:006
DescriptionEnvelope, with Tatura Camp timetable copied on to one side.
An envelope addressed to Lothar Markiewicz in Australia which has been reused to record a timetable of lessons in pencil on the reverse side. It lists classes such as Latin and French. The envelope has been opened by the Censor, and was originally addressed to Camp 1, Hut 12, Eastern Command Camp 7, NSW, but has been forwarded to Tatura, Victoria.
The Markiewicz Collection consists of private letters, official documents and personal papers which record the survival stories of three family members, Lotte, a single mother sending her two children, Lothar and Ellen on a Kindertransport to England, then her escape into the Berlin Underground. Ellen was looked after by Quaker families in England for the duration of the war but the teenage Lothar, aged 16, was shipped as an ‘Enemy Alien’ on the Dunera to Australia. He was rapidly released from internment and sent back to England. Light is also shed on the Quaker efforts for his release and return to England.
Lotte married Max Markiewicz, and had two children, Lothar born on 9 January 1924 and Ellen, born 18 August 1926, in Berlin. Lotte and Max separated shortly after Ellen’s birth, after which the children had limited contact with their father, usually meeting once per month. Max was murdered in Theresienstadt Ghetto 1943. Lotte survived in hiding in Berlin underground, moving to England after the war, and later settled in the United States with Ellen. Lothar married and settled in England until 1993, when he moved with his wife to Australia, to be closer to his son Michael and grandchildren.
An envelope addressed to Lothar Markiewicz in Australia which has been reused to record a timetable of lessons in pencil on the reverse side. It lists classes such as Latin and French. The envelope has been opened by the Censor, and was originally addressed to Camp 1, Hut 12, Eastern Command Camp 7, NSW, but has been forwarded to Tatura, Victoria.
The Markiewicz Collection consists of private letters, official documents and personal papers which record the survival stories of three family members, Lotte, a single mother sending her two children, Lothar and Ellen on a Kindertransport to England, then her escape into the Berlin Underground. Ellen was looked after by Quaker families in England for the duration of the war but the teenage Lothar, aged 16, was shipped as an ‘Enemy Alien’ on the Dunera to Australia. He was rapidly released from internment and sent back to England. Light is also shed on the Quaker efforts for his release and return to England.
Lotte married Max Markiewicz, and had two children, Lothar born on 9 January 1924 and Ellen, born 18 August 1926, in Berlin. Lotte and Max separated shortly after Ellen’s birth, after which the children had limited contact with their father, usually meeting once per month. Max was murdered in Theresienstadt Ghetto 1943. Lotte survived in hiding in Berlin underground, moving to England after the war, and later settled in the United States with Ellen. Lothar married and settled in England until 1993, when he moved with his wife to Australia, to be closer to his son Michael and grandchildren.
Production date 1941-05 - 1941-05
SubjectDunera, refugee experiences in Australia, Hay internment camp, keeping in touch, internment camps, education, school work
Object nameenvelopes
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 155.00 mm
height: 91.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Michael Markiewicz