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Letter
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Letter

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Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates
May 11, 1947 (indexed as 1947)
Level
item
Scope & content
One page. Double-sided. Personal letter from Elzbieta (Elizabeth) to mother Chana (Anna) Zilberbogen (born Wartens). Handwritten in blue ink. Tells mother that she will pick her up at the train station. Says that she met a woman wants to host her and sister Celinka (Cécile). At that time, Elzbieta and sister Celinka where separated. Celinka stayed at Andrésy while Elzbieta went at Raincy. Narrative: The Zilberbogen were a Jewish family originally from Warsaw (Poland). Mother Chana and daughters Elzbieta (born 1933) and Celinka (born 1937) moved to Belgium in 1939. The father, Szygmundt, an engineer, stayed in Poland. During the Second World War, the mother and daughters were first sent to Brens camp and then to Rivesaltes camp in the South of France before being released. Chana was then hospitalized and spent the war hidden in a Sanatorium in Mazamet from 1940 to 1947. Elzbieta and Celinka were hidden in various locations in the South of France, including a farm and different children's homes run by OSE including one in Andrésy and at Raincy. Szygmundt was killed in Poland. Chana and her daughters went back to live in Belgium after Liberation until immigrating to Canada in 1951.
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Letter : paper : beige, blue ; Ht: 24 cm x W: 13,4 cm
Genre / form
textual record
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Raincy le 11-8-43Chère mamanÉcoute pour le lieu de rendez-vous, je viendrai te chercher à la gare, envoie un mot à la directrice pour le lui dire, tu ne peux pas t'imaginer comme cela me ferait plaisir d'aller te chercher, dis-lui que tu demandes qu'elle ne laisse partir sans accompagnement à la gare d'Austerlitz pour venir te chercher.Raincy le 11-5-47Mme Bottenj'ai bien reçu ton petit mot,je voudrais bien voir Mme Boten, je lui ai téléphoné ce matin et il n'y avait pas de réponse, j'essaierai une autre fois.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
Language
French
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