Research by Jean-Paul Denis on the municipality of Jette. Collection

Identifier
KD_00562
Language of Description
English
Dates
1 Jan 2000 - 31 Dec 2007
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • French
  • Dutch
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Jean-Paul Denis was born on 12 July 1942. He settled in Jette and became a teacher at the local Collège Saint-Pierre, while devoting his free time to historical research. Among other books, Jean-Paul Denis published "Jette, 1940-1944: Faits de résistance dans la commune et à l'Institut Saint-Pierre" in 2007. Jean-Paul Denis passed away on 19 November 2018.

Archival History

Jean-Paul Denis collected the copies of historical documents in this research collection when working on the book "Jette, 1940-1944: Faits de résistance dans la commune et à l'Institut Saint-Pierre". In 2019, his widow Bernadette Fraselle donated the collection to Kazerne Dossin.

Acquisition

Bernadette Fraselle, widow of Jean-Paul Denis, 2019

Scope and Content

This collection consists of four folders containing copies of historical documents on the persecution of the Jewish community and on the resistance in Jette. The documents include copies of items from the municipal archives of Jette, the Jewish Museum of Belgium, the Archives Service for War Victims, the State Archives of Belgium and Kazerne Dossin as well as information obtained by Jean-Paul Denis from family members of resistance fighters.

Accruals

No more accruals are to be expected.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection only accessible at the Kazerne Dossin reading room. Contact Kazerne Dossin Documentation Centre: archives@kazernedossin.eu

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Collection only accessible at the Kazerne Dossin reading room. Contact Kazerne Dossin Documentation Centre: archives@kazernedossin.eu

Existence and Location of Originals

  • Municipal archives of Jette, the Jewish Museum of Belgium, the Archives Service for War Victims, the State Archives of Belgium and Kazerne Dossin.

Related Units of Description

  • See for scans of the original documents e.g. collection KD_00031 (Jette (Brussels). Documents regarding the implementation of anti-Jewish measures, selected from the municipal archives) and collection KD_00008 (Registre des Juifs de Belgique - Jodenregister van België).

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Places

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