us-005578-irn515178
type: RecordSet
archival history: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
biographical history: Beatrice Pappenheimer was born in 1932 in Lauterbach, Germany, to Moritz (1900-1942) and Rosa (nee Gottlieb, 1900-1942) Stern, and her sister Susan (Suse) was born in 1935. Her family moved to Karlsruhe after her father was forced out of his textile business in 1936. In 1939, the Stern family were deported to Gurs and later transferred to Rivesaltes. Through the Œuvre de secours aux enfants, Beate and Suse were placed in convents and group homes in France. With the help of relatives in England and the United States, the girls traveled to London in July 1945 and immigrated to the United States in October 1947. Their parents were deported to Auschwitz in 1942 and perished.
date: circa 1941-1990
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: fra
has or had some members with language: eng
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had subject: 1980
has or had subject: 1981
has or had subject: 701
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn515178
record resource extent: folders 13
record resource structure: The Beatrice Pappenheimer papers are arranged as four series: I. Biographical materials, 1941-1943, approximately 1990, II. Correspondence, 1941-1943, approximately 1990, III. Œuvre de secours aux enfants materials, approximately 1983-1985, IV. Photographs, approximately 1990
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: The Beatrice Pappenheimer papers consist of original and photocopied records including biographical materials, correspondence, Œuvre de secours aux enfants materials, and photographs documenting the Stern family from Lauterbach and Karlsruhe, their internment in concentration camps in France during the Holocaust, their efforts to immigrate to the United States, Beate and Suse Stern’s survival in hiding under the auspices of the Œuvre de secours aux enfants (OSE), and their reunion with their aunt in England. Biographical materials include OSE paperwork documenting Beate and Suse’s itinerary in France, efforts by Flora Gottlieb Schmidt to bring them to the United States, and their departure for England to join their aunt Bertha Gottlieb. This series also includes a list of items Beate brought from Rivesaltes to an OSE home. Except for the list of items and an identity card for Beate, the documents in this series are photocopies. Correspondence primarily consists of letters and postcards from Moritz and Rosa Stern during their internment in French concentration camps and documents their concerns for each other and their children and their pleas for help with money, food, getting Beate and Suse out of France, and their own emigration. Some of their letters include notes from relatives Clara, Fanni, and Adolf, who were also in French concentration camps. This series also includes correspondence from relatives in England and the United States, Beate’s pen pals in France, and aid organizations. Most of the letters and postcards in this series are photocopies. The correspondence is accompanied by occasional notes including commentary added many years later by the donor and her sister. Œuvre de secours aux enfants materials include a 50th anniversary brochure describing OSE’s history and activities, a 1985 letter from OSE thanking Beatrice Pappenheimer for completing a questionnaire, a list of OSE homes opened during World War II, and a map showing OSE homes where Beate Ste…
title: Beatrice Pappenheimer papers