Ticket
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 5.200 inches (13.208 cm) | Width: 2.010 inches (5.105 cm)
Creator(s)
- Sientje Raynor (Subject)
Archival History
The ticket was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Maurice Raynor, the son of Sientje (Cissie) Rabbie.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Maurice Raynor
Scope and Content
Ticket from a Swedish ferryboat given to Sientje (Cissie) Rabbie (Raynor), on the trip between Denmark and Malmoe, Sweden when she and other young women were exchanged by the Nazis for war material through the Count Volke Bernadotte of Sweden Action. As head of the Swedish Red Cross, Bernadotte received permission from Himmler for the transfer and rescue of 40,000 prisoners from from February 19, 1945 until May 8, 1946.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Black ink print on yellowed white paper; three punched holes; 2-1/2" tear from above center left to right, below center; number 27177 Ser. 184."
Genre
- Object
- Exchange Media