Номер объектаM2019/016:005
ОписаниеLetter, from Mrs. A.N.H Atkinson, Holway, Cattistock, Dorchester, England, to Lothar Markiewicz in Australia, written on 01 May 1941.
One page letter from Mrs Atkinson discusses the poor experience of Lothar in his camp, at Hay, his complaints of flies and heat which Mrs Atkinson encourages he can write to her about, rather than distressing his mother Lotte, or sister Ellen. In the following paragraph she tells him not to worry about note paper or feel ashamed about being perceived as a prisoner of war. She also informs him that she has had a 'nice' letter concerning Lothar from Bishop Charles Venn Pilcher of Sydney who is a friend of Lothar's Camp Commandant.
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.
One page letter from Mrs Atkinson discusses the poor experience of Lothar in his camp, at Hay, his complaints of flies and heat which Mrs Atkinson encourages he can write to her about, rather than distressing his mother Lotte, or sister Ellen. In the following paragraph she tells him not to worry about note paper or feel ashamed about being perceived as a prisoner of war. She also informs him that she has had a 'nice' letter concerning Lothar from Bishop Charles Venn Pilcher of Sydney who is a friend of Lothar's Camp Commandant.
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.
Место изготовленияEngland
Дата 1941-05-01 - 1941-05-01
ТемаDunera, internment camps, keeping in touch, Hay internment camp, Treatment of Aliens, charitable organisations
Наименованиеletters
Материалpaper
Размерность
- width: 204.00 mm
height: 261.00 mm
Кредитная линияSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Michael Markiewicz