Sophie Lippa Collection

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Title

Sophie Lippa Collection

Subject

Holocaust
Concentration camps
Personal story

Description

The Sophie Lippa Collection consists of bank records, medical records, records of correspondence with Germany, pre- and post-war photographs, various ephemera and memorabilia, and Sophie’s oral history testimony. Highlights include pre-war photographs of Sophie and her family, pre-war photographs of Sophie’s husband and his family, and Sophie’s oral history testimony, which, in addition to detailing her experiences during the Holocaust, describes some of these photographs.

Creator

Lippa, Sophie

Date

1900-2011

Rights

All rights reserved. Copyrights belong to their respective rights holders. No material may be used for any reason without prior permission. Materials in the collection may be copyrighted. Copyrights may be held by the creator’s family or others. Please contact creator’s family for information on individual items.

Format

Extent: 7.1 linear feet (7 boxes and 1 oversized item)

Language

Written materials are primarily English,with some German and Hebrew.

Type

collection

Identifier

Sophie Lippa Collection

Coverage

World War II -- Poland
World War II -- Germany

Collection Items

Photograph of Freindel Krug, maternal grandmother, c. 1900
Photograph of Freindel Krug, maternal grandmother of Sophie Lippa, c. 1900

Description of photograph of Freindel Krug, maternal grandmother, by Sophie Lippa
Clip of Sophie Lippa Shoah Project oral history testimony, describing photograph of Freindel Krug, maternal grandmother

Photograph of Sophie Lippa with grandmother and sisters Cela and Toby
Photograph of Sophie Lippa with grandmother, Freindel Krug, and sisters Cela and Toby

Description of photograph of Sophie Lippa with grandmother and sisters Cela and Toby
Clip of Sophie Lippa Shoah Project oral history testimony

Photograph of Lodz ghetto 1942
Photograph of Lodz ghetto, Poland, 1942. May be food line.
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