Rudy Appel collection

Identifier: irn95185
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn95185

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 and 1992 by Rudy Appel.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a medal, certificate, poster, photographs, and correspondence relating to the experiences of Rudy Appel, his parents, Julius and Rose Appel, and caretaker, Juliette Usach, in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France before, during, and after the Holocaust.

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TUBERCULOSIS SYPHILIS CANCER ARE CURABLE... Antisemitic flyer acquired by a French Jewish child in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn4822
- English
- overall: Height: 9.250 inches (23.495 cm) | Width: 12.375 inches (31.433 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Antisemitic propaganda flyer found pinned to a wall and acquired by Rudy Appel in wartime France. The image depicts a louse-like caricature of a Jew and compares Jews to well-known diseases. This message draws upon centuries-old antisemitic stereotypes of Jews as dirty and vectors of disease. Pejoratives such as “dirty Jew” and antisemitic myths such as a Jewish odor caused by bad hygiene or a poor diet were common during the 19th century. Rudy was living with his parents and brother in Mannheim, Germany, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazis came to power in January 1933. Following the Kristalln...
Rudy Appel papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn608011
- English
- 1939-1944
- folders 2
- Updated 1 year ago
The Rudy Appel papers include Red Cross form correspondence among Rudy Appel, his mother in Gurs, and his father in Philadelphia as well as photographs of the La Guespy children's home run by Secours Suisse aux enfants where Appel was sheltered during the war, the home's director Juliette Usach, and other children who stayed at the home.
Righteous Among the Nations medal awarded to a French children’s home director
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn7087
- English
- 1941-1944
- overall: | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Diameter: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Medal awarded posthumously to Juliette Usach in recognition as a “Righteous Among the Nations,” by Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, Israel. Yad Vashem confers the honor on those who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. Juliette Usach was a Protestant, Spanish doctor who fled to France in 1938 as a refugee of the Spanish Civil War. In 1939, she moved to the village of Chambon-sur-Lignon to become the director of a boarding house for Spanish mothers and children. After Germany’s invasion of France in May 1940, antisemitic legislation led to Jews being imprisoned in internment camps. ...
Presentation box for medal awarded to a French children’s home director
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn7088
- English
- 1941-1944
- overall: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Depth: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Presentation box for medal awarded posthumously to Juliette Usach in recognition as a “Righteous Among the Nations,” by Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, Israel. Yad Vashem confers the honor on those who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. Juliette Usach was a Protestant, Spanish doctor who fled to France in 1938 as a refugee of the Spanish Civil War. In 1939, she moved to the village of Chambon-sur-Lignon to become the director of a boarding house for Spanish mothers and children. After Germany’s invasion of France in May 1940, antisemitic legislation led to Jews being imprisoned ...
Honorary certificate issued to Juliette Usach by Yad Vashem
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn7089
- English
- 1941-1944
- overall: Height: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm) | Width: 9.625 inches (24.448 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Certificate awarded posthumously to Juliette Usach in recognition as a “Righteous Among the Nations,” by Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, Israel. Yad Vashem confers the honor on those who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. Juliette Usach was a Protestant, Spanish doctor who fled to France in 1938 as a refugee of the Spanish Civil War. In 1939, she moved to the village of Chambon-sur-Lignon to become the director of a boarding house for Spanish mothers and children. After Germany’s invasion of France in May 1940, antisemitic legislation led to Jews being imprisoned in internment c...
Bifold document case for a certificate issued to Juliette Usach by Yad Vashem
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn7090
- English
- 1941-1944
- overall: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 10.250 inches (26.035 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Document case for a certificate (.2a) awarded posthumously to Juliette Usach in recognition as a “Righteous Among the Nations,” by Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, Israel. Yad Vashem confers the honor on those who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. Juliette Usach was a Protestant, Spanish doctor who fled to France in 1938 as a refugee of the Spanish Civil War. In 1939, she moved to the village of Chambon-sur-Lignon to become the director of a boarding house for Spanish mothers and children. After Germany’s invasion of France in May 1940, antisemitic legislation led to Jews being ...

Rudy Appel collection

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TUBERCULOSIS SYPHILIS CANCER ARE CURABLE... Antisemitic flyer acquired by a French Jewish child in hiding

Rudy Appel papers

Righteous Among the Nations medal awarded to a French children’s home director

Presentation box for medal awarded to a French children’s home director

Honorary certificate issued to Juliette Usach by Yad Vashem

Bifold document case for a certificate issued to Juliette Usach by Yad Vashem