Ipson Family Papers / Record Group 34
Title Ipson Family Papers
Dates 1947–2015
Accession Number RG-32
Extent 0.2 linear foot (1 box)
Provenance Donated by the Ipson Family
Biographical Note
Eta Ipp (Butrimowitz) was born in Butrimantz, Lithuania in 1911. She eloped in 1933, marrying Isroel Ipp, a young lawyer. The couple had a son, Yacob Ipp, on June 5, 1935. Eta and Isroel raised their son in Viliampole (Slobodka), Lithuania near both Eta’s and Isroel’s families.
Isroel trained as a lawyer but Lithuanian restrictions on Jews kept him from practicing. To support his family he opened a business selling and repairing motorcycles. In August 1941, the Ipps were forced to move into the Kovno ghetto. The family moved in with Eta’s immediate family, sharing a small dwelling. In October 1943, the Butrimowitz family was deported to Estonia and eventually wound up in Riga where they later perished.
After this deportation, Eta and Isroel decided to attempt to flee the ghetto. In the fall of 1943, the couple made arrangements through Eta’s uncle to escape to a farm in Trakai, Lithuania. The family was sheltered by Vaclovas and Ona Paskauskas, spending six months living in an underground potato hole created by Isroel. The Ipps were liberated in July 1944. At the end of the war, the family spent some time in Munich, Germany before immigrating to the States in 1947. After arriving in the U.S. the Ipps changed their names, becoming Edna, Israel, and Jay Ipson. The Ipsons settled in Richmond, Virginia.
Restriction on Access No restriction Restriction on Use No restriction Language English and Lithuanian
Preferred Citation Virginia Holocaust Museum, Record Group 34, Ipson Family Papers, [Folder #]
Scope and Content
The Ipson Family Papers contain biographical materials, photographs, published articles, and original identification documents. Biographical materials provide information on Edna, Israel, and Jacob, as well as extended family members and their experiences during the Holocaust. Photo copies of family photographs depict life for the Ipsons and their acquaintances both before and after the war. Articles, as well as United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) documents, discuss the Ipsons’ roles and experiences in commemorating the Holocaust in the States. Additional documents also include original identification documents for Israel Gilman, and miscellaneous correspondences and documents.
Inventory
| Box | Folder | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Biographical Materials |
| 1 | 2 | Biographical Materials: Death Papers |
| 1 | 3 | Photographs |
| 1 | 4 | USHMM correspondences and information |
| 1 | 5 | Articles |
| 1 | 6 | Israel Gilman documents |
| 1 | 7 | Miscellaneous |
Indexing Terms
- Ipp, Yacob (b. June 5, 1935)
- Ipson, Jay (b. June 5, 1935)
- Ipp, Isroel (b. March 5, 1911, d. February 5, 1997)
- Ipson, Israel (b. March 5, 1911, d. February 5, 1997)
- Ipp, Eta (Butrimowitz) (b. 1911, d. November 17, 2015)
- Ipson, Edna (Butrimowitz) (b. 1911, d. November 17, 2015)
- Butrimowitz, Chananyeh (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Butrimowitz, Esther (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Butrimowitz, Chai Esther (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Butrimowitz, Mineh (b. 1943, d. unknown)
- Butrimowitz, Mina (b. 1943, d. unknown)
- Butrimowitz, Chaimky (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Butrimowitz, Fifkeh (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Kalamitchky, Frumah (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Kalemitzkas, Yitchak (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Kolamitzky, Itzik (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Kalemitzki, Itzik (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Kolamitzky, Edeh (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Kalemitzki, David (b. unknown)
- Ipp, Pradel (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Ipp, Golda (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Gilman, Israel (b. July 5, 1921)
- Gillman, Israel (b. July 5, 1921)
- Gillman, Shaina (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Gillman, Lolka (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Shlom, Emanuel (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Shlom, Moshe Mendel (b. unknown, d. August 27, 1941)
- Berkman, Gdaliah (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Brown, Abe (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Lebovitvh, Chaim (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Livshitz, Michael (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Slonimski, Mulke (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Livshitz, Michael (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Slonimski, Mulke (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Kropitski, Mailach (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Kalner, Chaim (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Blumkin, Yashka (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Smuchkovtich, Mendel (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Kibalski, Itzak (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Frietberg, Fima (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Nozikov, Alder (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Weinstein, Seina (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Weinstein, Shlamit (Leizerovitz) (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Leizerovitz, Wolf (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Weinberg, Chila (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Karklin, Loke (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Kedasewitz, S. (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Berger, Alter (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Moseson, Smerel (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Teitelbaum, Unknown (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Chanoch, Daniel (b. 1932)
- Chanoch, Frieda (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Chanoch, Shraga (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Chanoch, Daniel (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Chanoch, Miriam (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Chanoch, Uri (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Paskauskas, Vaclovas (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Paskauskas, Ona (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Krivicius, Stanislavas (b. unknown, d. unknown)
- Viliampole (Slobodka), Lithuania
- Kovno, Lithuania (Kaunas, Lithuania)
- Kaletova, Lithuania
- Riga, Latvia
- Trakai, Lithuania
- Munich, Germany
- Kovno ghetto
- United States – Emigration and immigration – History – 20th Century
Photos and Videos
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Israel’s Oral History, click to play
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Edna’s Oral History, click to play
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