Documentation from France, Switzerland, and Israel between 1939 and 1994 relating to Emmanuel Racine, a member of the Jewish underground in France, and his actions to save Jews and more
Letters sent to Emmanuel Racine in Aix-Les-Bains in 1943-1944 from:
– Comité des œuvres de guerre in Lyon;
– Regarding sending packages to civilian prisoners;
– Mayor of Annemasse regarding Mila Racine, sister of Emmanuel Racine, who was detained by the Gestapo;
– Office Placement d'Enfants in Lyon regarding the transfer of money to foster families in the Savoie and Haute Savoie region;
– French Red Cross in Limoges for...
File Number : 734
Type of Material : Poems/songs, Drawing, Postcard, Letter, Order, Identity Card, Membership Cards, Personal Documents, Speech, Brochure, Article(s), List(s), Text(s), Newspaper Clippings, Declaration
Correspondence between Mila Racine in detention in France, the Compiègne camp and the Ravensbrück camp, and her family in France and Geneva, 1943-1944; letters and documentation regarding the Racine family and Marianne Kohn
Letters regarding Mila (or Marie-Anne) Racine and her brother Emmanuel Racine:
Letters and postcards sent by Marie-Anne Racine:
- From detention 05 November and 08 December 1943, undated; among other items, she wrote about being arrested by the Germans;
- From the Fort du Montluc prison in Lyons to the Racine family at Aix-les-Bains through the Red Cross, 24 November and 28 December,...
File Number : 4335
Type of Material : Birth Certificate, Newspaper Clippings, Postcard, Identity Card, Poem/song, Certification, Excerpt(s), Article, Red Cross Letter, Application, Personal Documents, Declaration, Letter
Language : Hebrew, French, English, Russian, German
Letters from Mila Racine to her family members from 1942-1944, including:
- letter in French from Mila Racine in Luchon to her family members, dated 31 January 1942;
- letter in French from Mila Racine in Nice to her brother Mola and sister Sacha dated 20 April 1942;
- letters from Mila Racine (under the name of Marie-Anne Racine) in prison (in Annemasse and Lyon) to her family, sent in various ways (including through the Red Cross organization) in October-December 1943, with an undated note attached;
- letters sent under the name of Marie-Anne Racine in Ravensbruck camp to her family members in May and...
File Number : 3711
Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings, Personal Documents, Certification, Diploma, Letter, Article, Poem/song, Declaration