N° d'objetM2019/016:048
DescriptionRed Cross letter, from Frieda Sara Goldstien Berlin - Weissensee, Berliner Allee 23, Germany, to Ellen Markiewicz, Red Cross Message Bureau, 203, Dean's Court, Wimborne, Dorset, England, 6 September 1942.
Frieda writes to her granddaughter Ellen that she will be soon sent to Theresienstadt on the transport number 04427. She states that it will be her last letter stating 'I send you my last greetings . Write to Margot, stay healthy, do not forget me'.
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.
Frieda writes to her granddaughter Ellen that she will be soon sent to Theresienstadt on the transport number 04427. She states that it will be her last letter stating 'I send you my last greetings . Write to Margot, stay healthy, do not forget me'.
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.
Date 1942-09-06 - 1942-09-06
SujetRed Cross message service, Theresienstadt ghetto, Terezin, Czech Republic, keeping in touch, loved ones' contact, loss, death, ghetto experiences
Nom d'objetRed Cross message service
Matérielpaper
Dimensions
- width: 139.00 mm
height: 211.00 mm
Langue
- German
Ligne de créditSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Michael Markiewicz