Paul and Herbert Ripp family collection

Identifier: irn610288
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn610288

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015 by Norbert and Evelyn Ripp, the brother and sister-in-law of Herbert Ripp.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of an eating utensil and documents relating to the experiences of Paul Ripp and his son Herbert during the Holocaust when Paul was held in Gurs internment camp in France and Herbert fled Germany for the United States and then served in the United States Army.

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Ripp family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn531906
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Contains documents regarding Herbert Ripp, who fled Nazi Germany in December 1939 for the United States, and his service in the US Army as an military intelligence officer trained at Camp Ritchie. Includes a typed confession of Gustav Hermann, a Nazi lieutenant in the Kovno Ghetto, dated 1945 and given to Herbert; as well as a charge sheet for German police officer Adolf Ruebe, who was charged with multiple counts of murder in Minsk, and ultimately sentenced to life in prison, dated 1948.
Handmade combination fork and spoon used by a Jewish man in an internment camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn531908
- English
- overall: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Wooden combined fork and spoon eating utensil made and used by Paul Ripp, when he was imprisoned in Gurs internment camp in southern France.

Paul and Herbert Ripp family collection

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Ripp family papers

Handmade combination fork and spoon used by a Jewish man in an internment camp