Object numberM2019/016:012
DescriptionLetter, from Fritz Marcus, House 32, P Camp, C/o Chief Postal Censor, Liverpool, England to Lothar Markiewicz, London on 5 January 1942.
Fritz writes that the letter he sends to Lothar Markiewicz was written on the 30 December 1941 and marks the end of a year of solitude and confidement for the writer. The writer encourages Lothar to continue working on his education and not to be idle, while Fritz must be. Fritz also voices his concerns for his own children's education. He writes that they both know about the struggles of being a refugee. As he concludes he mentions he may be granted his own release within 4-8 weeks and his attempts to enlist. The letter was originally address, 'Sherborne House, Sherborne, Dorset', which has been crossed out, and been forwarded to 'C/o Mr. B. Koch, 78 Underhill Road, London, S.E.22'.
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.
Fritz writes that the letter he sends to Lothar Markiewicz was written on the 30 December 1941 and marks the end of a year of solitude and confidement for the writer. The writer encourages Lothar to continue working on his education and not to be idle, while Fritz must be. Fritz also voices his concerns for his own children's education. He writes that they both know about the struggles of being a refugee. As he concludes he mentions he may be granted his own release within 4-8 weeks and his attempts to enlist. The letter was originally address, 'Sherborne House, Sherborne, Dorset', which has been crossed out, and been forwarded to 'C/o Mr. B. Koch, 78 Underhill Road, London, S.E.22'.
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 1941-12-30 - 1942-01-05
Object nameletters
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 155.00 mm
height: 92.00 mm
width: 155.00 mm
height: 345.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Michael Markiewicz