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Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates
September 03, 1942 (indexed as 1942)
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1 page, typed in the center of the page, with the date in the top right corner. Narrative: In the 1920’s Serge and Sophie Philipson (nee Orbach) left Berlin for Paris due to rising antisemitism. On July 15, 1930 their daughter Rachel was born. Serge, Sophie and Rachel were Polish citizen, they never got either the German or the French citizenship. In Paris, Serge worked for Les Modes Modernes, the hat factory of his brother-in-law, Henri. When an opportunity to expand the business in Ireland arose, Serge moved to Galway. The new factory opened in July 1938. In August 1939, Sophie, Rachel, and 4 other family members (Rachel’s cousin Stéphane, his maternal grandmother Néné, Serge’s sister Esther and Serge’s sister-in-law Choura) left for Cabourg, in Normandy. After the winter 1939-1940 it became difficult to communicate with Ireland but Rachel and Sophie could still send and receive letter from Serge. At the end of winter 1940, the group moved to Néris and in July 1940, after the occupation of France by Germany, they settled in the zone libre in the village of Cauterets, on the border with Spain. They were reunited with Robert, Serge’s brother. In August 1942, 4 family members (Sophie’s sister Ella and her husband Ernest, their daughter Ruth, Serge’s siblings Robert and Esther) were arrested by local police and deported. They were not seen again. At the beginning of 1943, Sophie, her mother Augusta and Rachel moved to Maubourguet. In April 1943, they moved to Cannes in Hotel Victoria with Henri, Stéphane and Néné. Henri, Sophie and Augusta went into hiding together while cousins Stéphane and Rachel were taken care of by Néné and returned to Maubourguet. In January 1944, Henri, Sophie and Augusta were denounced and arrested. They were transferred to Marseille before being sent by train to Drancy transit camp from where they were deported. It is believed they were killed in a Polish killing centre. In 1944, Rachel moved from one place to another – under a non-Jewish identity - and continued to correspond with her father. In June 1945, she reunited with her father Ireland. They had not seen each other for 6 years. In 1951, Rachel got married. In 1954, she immigrated to Montreal.
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Letter : Paper : Ink : Black, Beige ; Ht: 27,1 cm x W: 21 cm
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textual record
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DUBLIN.le 3 septembre, 1942.Une AnnéeMonsieur Queiroz,Secrétaire d'Ambassade de Portugal,LONDRES.Une AdresseMonsieur Queiros,Mon cher Collègue et Ami,Confiant dans les sentiments que vous avez toujours bien voulu me témoigner, je viens vous demander un service, non pas pour moi mais pour un homme que j'estime beaucoup et que la guerre éprouve dans ce qu'il a de plus cher: sa femme et son enfant.M. Serge Philipson habite Dublin. Il est le Directeur Général d'une fabrique de chapeaux pour dames. Sa femme et sa jeune fille (deux ans) ont été surprises par la guerre, en France. Mon ami ne vit plus que dans l'espoir de les voir arriver ici. La maison est prête, le mari et le père attend ... C'est un drame, comme il y en a des milliers, mais qu'un geste de votre part pourrait peut-être dénouer. Madame Philipson (et son enfant, sur le même passeport) a besoin du visa portugais. Elle a le visa d'entrée en Irlande et possède des moyens financiers très suffisants pour attendre, au Portugal, à l'abri des persécutions injustes et vexatoires, une place sur l'avion ou sur un bateau en partance pour l'Irlande. Je ne me permettrais pas de vous écrire à ce sujet, si je n'étais pas certain de ce que j'avance et d'ailleurs M. Philipson pourra vous donner toutes les garanties nécessaires. Je m'attache personnellement à cette affaire parceque je suis témoin d'une souffrance d'être séparé qui se double de l'anxiété d'un avenir troublant. Je vous serais donc très vivement reconnaissant ...Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
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French
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