Letter from Alfred and Eva Kwik (Alfred and Eva Schnell) to Liselotte Zadek, January 30, 1943
- 1943-Jan-30 – 1943-Feb-17
A message from Alfred Schnell (1900-1944) and Eva Schnell (1913-1944) to Lisolette Zadek. Alfred Schnell was a former colleague of Max Bredig. In the early 1940s, Alfred and his wife Eva fled to The Hauge to escape the persecution of the Jewish people in Germany. In 1943, German forces invaded the Netherlands and the Schnells went into hiding. In their messages to Max Bredig, they use aliases such as Arthur and Erna Dalem, Arthur and Ellen Escaper, and Alfred and Eva Kwik.
In this letter, the Schnells tell Zadek that they have secured jobs. While the message is dated January 30, 1943, it was not received until February 17, 1943.
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Schnell, Eva, and Alfred Schnell. “Letter from Alfred and Eva Kwik (Alfred and Eva Schnell) to Liselotte Zadek, January 30, 1943,” 1943. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 9, Folder 8. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/vv6ch5i.
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30 JAN 1943
Het Nederlandsche Roode Kruis / No 230094
Formulier na invulling, in te zenden aan het CORRESPONDENTIE-BUREAU van het Nederlandsche Roode Kruis, Jan Pietersz. Coenstraat 10, Den Haag, Tel.770517.
VERZOEK
door tusschenkomst van het Duitsche Roode Kruis aan het Internationale Comité van het Roode Kruis te Genève om inlichtingen.
ANTRAG
durch das Deutsche Rote Kreuz an das Internationale Komitee vom Roten Kreuz in Genf auf Nachrichtenvermittlung.
1. Afzender / Absender Alfred & Eva Kwik
(naam, voornaam en adres) (Name, Taufname und Adresse)
Amstelveen, Minervaplein #9
Verzoekt aan / Bitten an
2. Geadresseerde / Empfaenger Mrs. Liselotte Zadek (beh.of Dr. Bredig)
(naam, voornaam en adres) (Name, Taufname und Adresse)
870 Riverside Drive, New York City, U.S.A.
het volgende mede te deelen: / folgendes zu übermitteln:
(ten hoogste 25 woorden uitsluitend persoonlijke en familieaangelegenheden betreffende) (Höchstzahl 25 Worte nur persönliche und Familienangelegenheiten betreffend)
Unsere erheblichen beruflichen Schwierigkeiten durch Freunde, die überraschend und aufopfernd einsprangen, glücklich behoben; sind hoffnungsvoll. Schreibet kranke Jenny an alte Adresse. Dankt Max für Julibrief!
Handteekening / Unterschrift
Eva & Alfred Schnell
3. Geadresseerde antwoordt aan ommezijde: / Empfänger antwortet umseitig
17 FEV 1943
30 JANUARY 1943
The Netherlands Red Cross / #230094
After completion, the form will be sent to the CORRESPONDENCE BUREAU of the Netherlands Red Cross, Jan Pietersz. Coenstraat 10, The Hague, Tel.770517.
MESSAGE REQUEST
from the German Red Cross to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva
1. Sender Alfred & Eva Kwik
(surname, first name, address)
Amstelveen, Minervaplein #9
to
2. Recipient Mrs. Liselotte Zadek (beh. of Dr. Bredig)
(surname, first name, address)
870 Riverside Drive, New York City, U.S.A.
has the following message to convey:
(maximum of 25 words concerning personal and family matters)
Surprisingly, our considerable difficulties finding a job were happily resolved by benevolent friends who helped us at the last minute. We are hopeful. Write to Jenny, who is ill, at the old address. Thank Max for his letter from July!
Signature
Alfred & Eva Kwik
3. The recipient should answer on the opposite side.
17 FEBRUARY 1943
