Marie Ijzerman Trompetter's letter to her son

Identifier
irn504168
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0011
  • RG-10.098
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Dutch
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504168

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Marie I. Trompetter

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

In Sep. 1992, Jack Z. Trompetter gave the USHMMA a photocopy and a translation of the letter that he had made in 1979, prior to the original letter's burial with Andy.

Scope and Content

Marie Ijzerman Trompetter's last letter (dated 13 March 1943) to her son, Andy, describes her fears as she left him behind with another family and as she prepared for a dangerous journey.

People

  • Trompetter, Andy.

Subjects

  • Last letters before death.
  • Abandoned children.

Genre

  • Document
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