Object numberM2008/022:003
Creator Armand Leder (author)
DescriptionDouble-sided personal letter in French addressed to "Friends" from Armand and Juliette Leder and their daughter Nicole, during their time at the Drancy Internment Camp (France), before being deported to Auschwitz. The letter tells family news, requests food parcels and gives details about how frequently they can be delivered and how. It also tells a small amount about life at the camp. The letter is dated 1943-08-13 but was received years later by Armand and Juliette's son, John (Jean) Leder.
Production placeDrancy, France
Production date 1943-08-13
Subjectdeportation, signs of life, internment camps, victims, Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, food parcels
Object nameletters
Dimensions
- width: 104.00 mm
height: 136.00 mm
Language
- French Drancy, 13/8/43
Dear friends
Here I am again. I believe that you are well and can say likewise about us. You can again send us one parcel only per month, weighing 8 kilos. Tell Georgette to take care of it. Evel has only to send it off - if possible fresh eggs and for the remainder I let her choose; if she finds dainties, no potatoes. I am happy to be able to write to you again every 15 days and I await Marie Claire’s reply impatiently. I believe that you know that the father at Solange has left, also Céline and her son. We are in good health and work well. I believe that the children are all right. I let Nic take over and with that I embrace you all with my heart
Juliette