Anne Ranasinghe collection

Identifier: irn672592
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn672592

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Shanti Conly in 2018, the daughter of Anne Ranasinghe.

Scope and Content

Photographs, documents, and memorabilia related to the donor’s mother, Anneliese Katz (later Anne Ranasinghe), her childhood in Essen, Germany and immigration alone to England at age13. Includes a small photograph album; loose photographs; a diary (approximately 100 pages, covering 1939-1947 [bulk 1939-1942], in German with some English poems and phrases); wartime letters and postcards from Annaliese’s parents in Germany; miscellaneous correspondence; family history material; Alte synagogue Exhibition document, nursing badges, and order of merit awarded by German government.

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Anne Ranasinghe papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn611478
- English
- 1914-2017
- boxes oversize boxes oversize folders 1 3 3
- Updated 7 months ago
The collection consists of biographical material, correspondence, writings, and photographs documenting the Holocaust-era experiences of Anne Ranasinghe (born Anneliese Katz), originally of Essen, Germany, including her immigration to England as a refugee in January 1939, and her post-war career as a poet and writer in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The papers include research regarding the fates of her parents Anna and Emil Katz, letters to Anne from her parents in Essen from 1939-1940, Anne’s wartime diary, post-war correspondence, poems, essays, and related writings, and family photographs. Biograp...
Nursing Badge
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn677219
- English
- overall: Height: 4.130 inches (10.49 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Order of Merit Medal Awarded by German Government
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn677221
- English
- a: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) b: Height: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) c: Height: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) d: Height: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Nursing Badge
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn692648
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 2.630 inches (6.68 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago

Anne Ranasinghe collection

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Anne Ranasinghe papers

Nursing Badge

Order of Merit Medal Awarded by German Government

Nursing Badge