letter
Object numberM2020/018:009
Titleletter
DescriptionLetter from Hedwig Abramowsky to her daughter Ruth regarding her transport to Westerbork.
Ilse Helga Ruth (Ruth) Korting (nee Abramowsky), was the only child of her German Jewish parents Alfred Abramowsky, born 6 May 1870 in Danzig, and Hedwig (Hetty) Abramowsky (nee Fuss), born 3 March 1870 in Berlin.
After completing her schooling, Ruth trained and worked as a milliner at an atelier in Berlin. In 1935, she moved to Amsterdam and worked at a shop called Bella. She lived at a boarding house where she met her husband Cornelis Korting, a Dutch Catholic.
Cornelis Korting was born 14 April 1908 in Amsterdam. He was conscripted into the Dutch Army, but never served as he was injured in a bomb blast. Ruth and Cornelis married in 1937, with Ruth gaining Dutch citizenship soon after.
Ruth maintained regular contact with her parents during this time, exchanging frequent letters. Her parents kept her up to date with the movements of a number of family members to various countries, including South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia.
Following the death of Alfred Abramowsky in Berlin in 1935, Hedwig continued to live in Berlin and was arrested in October 1942. She wrote two final notes to her daughter prior to her deportation to the Westerbork transit camp, from which she was transported to Auschwitz and murdered on 14 December 1942.
This letter is part of a collection of documents donated by Elizabeth Long (nee Korting). It includes identification papers, personal and official correspondence, photographs, and objects that belonged to her parent's Ilse Helga Ruth (Ruth) Korting (nee Abramowsky), born 12 June 1907 in Wilmersdorf Germany and Cornelis Korting, born 14 April 1908 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Ilse Helga Ruth (Ruth) Korting (nee Abramowsky), was the only child of her German Jewish parents Alfred Abramowsky, born 6 May 1870 in Danzig, and Hedwig (Hetty) Abramowsky (nee Fuss), born 3 March 1870 in Berlin.
After completing her schooling, Ruth trained and worked as a milliner at an atelier in Berlin. In 1935, she moved to Amsterdam and worked at a shop called Bella. She lived at a boarding house where she met her husband Cornelis Korting, a Dutch Catholic.
Cornelis Korting was born 14 April 1908 in Amsterdam. He was conscripted into the Dutch Army, but never served as he was injured in a bomb blast. Ruth and Cornelis married in 1937, with Ruth gaining Dutch citizenship soon after.
Ruth maintained regular contact with her parents during this time, exchanging frequent letters. Her parents kept her up to date with the movements of a number of family members to various countries, including South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia.
Following the death of Alfred Abramowsky in Berlin in 1935, Hedwig continued to live in Berlin and was arrested in October 1942. She wrote two final notes to her daughter prior to her deportation to the Westerbork transit camp, from which she was transported to Auschwitz and murdered on 14 December 1942.
This letter is part of a collection of documents donated by Elizabeth Long (nee Korting). It includes identification papers, personal and official correspondence, photographs, and objects that belonged to her parent's Ilse Helga Ruth (Ruth) Korting (nee Abramowsky), born 12 June 1907 in Wilmersdorf Germany and Cornelis Korting, born 14 April 1908 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Production placeGermany
SubjectWesterbork transit camp
Object nameletters
Materialpaper
Dimensions
- width: 210.00 mm
height: 132.00 mm
Language
- German Dear Ruth,
How did it all happen so fast? Farewell, dearest child and Corry and my dearest little Elley. Don't forget to write to Auntry Martha, Xantener Street 7, Berlin. Take with you as much as you can to Dr. T's there is always someone home.
I will try if I can stay in Westerborg. Maybe I can do some needle and or repair work there.
We will be sent to Westerborg at 2.15pm.
All the best, Mutti.
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Elizabeth Long
In appreciation to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for supporting this archival project.