Max Wyspa was born in 1922 in Cologne, Germany. In August 1941 he was arrested and sent to the Drancy detention camp in France. During his internment, he sent the cup to his cousin Ida Elboim. Engraved on the cup is an inscription: "Keepsake from the Drancy camp. Interned 21 August 1941. To my dear Ida. Max". In August 1942, close to a year after his arrest, Max was deported to Auschwitz where he was murdered.
Yad Vashem Artifacts Collection
Donated by Ida Elboim and the Organization of Former Nazi Prisoners, Tel Aviv, Israel