Madeleine Level-Sulzberger. Collection

Kazerne Dossin Research Centre Madeleine Sulzberger was born on 21 January 1907 in Brussels as Madeleine Level. She was the daughter of French immigrants, and acquired Belgian nationality in 1926. She was a professor in languages. Madeleine was married to Max Raymond Sulzberger, a librarian born on February 3 1901 in Brussels. Madeleine Level was registered as Jewish. At Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen, Madeleine did a package registration on July 24th 1944 in which she asked Marie-José Smets and Geneviève Hankar to send her clothing articles and alimentary products. Since it was only allowed to address one person, she combined the names of her two (presumed) friends, in order to reach them both. Max and Madeleine were eventually both on transport XXVI registered under the numbers 434 and 435. Transport XXVI left for Auschwitz-Birkenau on 31 July 1944. It was the last transport leaving Mechelen, with 563 deportees. Contact Kazerne Dossin Research Centre: archives@kazernedossin.eu This collection contains a parcel request form filled out at the SS-Sammellager Mecheln (Dossin barracks) by detainee Madeleine Level, married Sulzberger. On 24 July 1944, Madeleine requested a package from Marie-José Smets and Geneviève Hankar. Since it was only allowed to write one address, Madeleine combined both names in one line in order to reach both of them. Madeleine requested to send multiple items of clothing for a man and a woman (presumably for herself and her husband Max Raymond Sulzberger) and some alimentary products. Madeleine and her husband were deported from Mechelen to Auschwitz-Birkenau via transport XXVI on 31 July 1944 and were both murdered.