[ITS, Translated correspondences between a Polish mother and her daughter who is located in a foster home in Germany]

Identifier
990004335720304146
Language of Description
English
Dates
1 Jan 1947 - 31 Dec 1948
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Scope and Content

The file contains a collection of letters between a mother in Poland and her daughter, living with German foster parents, initiated by the Lebensborn project of Heinrich Himmler. The letters, translated by the ITS from German / Polish to English show, how the 8 yr old girl changed in the course of her "Germanization". In the beginning the girl is writing in Polish but after changing her Polish name to a German one she starts identifiying with her German foster parents and is also writing to her mother in German. The mother wants her daughter back but the daughter, now with a German name and identity, prefers to stay with her German parents. There is also a note by the foster mother, asking the polish mother to let go of her child.

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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Mode of access: WWW

Note(s)

  • Electronic access only

  • Electronic text and image data. Jerusalem : Yad Vashem 2015

  • Title viewed 28.01.2016

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