Corrections by former members to the manuscript by René De Lathouwer on the history of the Jewish Defense Committee. Collection

Identifier
KD_00050
Language of Description
English
Dates
1 Jan 1969 - 31 Dec 1969
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Andrée Geulen was born in Brussels in 1921. She became a teacher. When in late 1942 more and more Jewish pupils didn’t show up for school anymore, she became aware of their situation and she joined the Jewish Defense Committee (JDC or Comité de Défense des Juifs). Andrée became a courier for the resistance network which hid between 3,000 and 4,000 Jewish children and adults all over Belgium. Andrée accompanied hundreds of children from their home to a hideout. Among Andrée’s colleagues were Yvonne Jospa (Hawa Groisman), Maurice Heiber, his wife Estera Fajersztejn, and Maurice Bolle. In the late 1960s, they assisted in a book project, developed by René De Lathouwer between 1947 and 1951, who tried to document the history and actions of the JDC. Andrée married Mr Herscovici and was recognised by Yad Vashem as Righteous among the Nations in 1989. She still lives in Brussels.

Archival History

Between 1947 and 1951, René De Lathouwer wrote a book on the history of the Jewish Defense Committee (Comité de Défense des Juifs), a resistance and hiding network. The manuscript was edited by four former leading members of the committee : Yvonne Jospa (Hawa Groisman), Maurice Heiber, his wife Estera Fajersztejn and Maurice Bolle. All four of them distributed a stenciled copy of their comments among former collaborators of the JDC, including Andrée Geulen.

Acquisition

Andrée Geulen, 2014

Scope and Content

Corrections and additions to the manuscript "Témoignages et documents" (Testimonies and documents) written by René De Lathouwer, on the history of the Jewish Defence Committee (Comité de Défense des Juifs), a resistance and hiding network in Belgium, by four leading members of the JDC : Yvonne Jospa (Hawa Groisman), Maurice Heiber, his wife Estera Fajersztejn and Maurice Bolle.

Accruals

No further accruals are to be expected

Conditions Governing Access

Contact Kazerne Dossin Documentation Center: archives@kazernedossin.eu

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Contact Kazerne Dossin Documentation Center: archives@kazernedossin.eu

Related Units of Description

  • Further information and documents regarding the activities of Andrée Geulen and her colleague Suzanne Moons in service of the Jewish Defense Committee, are part of collection KD_00030 (Suzanne Moons and Andrée Geulen).

Subjects

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