Natan Caron collection

Identifier: irn47114
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn47114

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Michael and Debi Caron, the son and daughter-in-law of Natan Caron.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a beret, concentration camp uniform, patches, an armband, wallet, and documents relating to the experiences of Natan Chorowicz (later Caron) during the Holocaust, when he was interned in multiple concentration and labor camps, including Dannes-Camiers, Auschwitz, Jawischowitz, Buchenwald, Ohrdruf, Crawinkel, and Espenfeld, and after the Holocaust in Belgium and the United States.

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Prisoner badge likely acquired postwar by Natan Caron
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn559003
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 6.750 inches (17.145 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Numbered prisoner patch likely acquired after the war by Natan Caron, who at age 20 was deported from Belgium and imprisoned in several concentration camps from 1942 to 1945. The patch bears the typical identifying elements of a prisoner badge, much like the one that he would have worn while imprisoned at Auschwitz concentration camp. Natan used it during talks he gave to educate people about the Holocaust. When Germany invaded Belgium on May 10, 1940, Natan, parents Abraham and Ryfka, and sister Marie, 14, lived in Brussels. On June 26, 1942, Abraham and Natan were deported to Dannes-Camie...
Commemorative armband likely acquired postwar by Natan Caron
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn559004
- English
- overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Commemorative armband likely acquired after the war by Natan Caron, who at age 20 was deported from Belgium and imprisoned in several concentration camps from 1942 to 1945. The armband represents the Belgian flag, and Natan used it during talks he gave to educate people about the Holocaust. When Germany invaded Belgium on May 10, 1940, Natan, parents Abraham and Ryfka, and sister Marie, 14, lived in Brussels. On June 26, 1942, Abraham and Natan were deported to Dannes-Camiers labor camp in northern France. On October 31, they were deported to Auschwitz via Malines. Natan was assigned prison...
Nathan Chorowicz documents
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn89728
- English
- 1943-1947
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Collection of documents owned by Nathan Chorowicz (donor’s father) dating from the time period surrounding the Holocaust. These documents were found inside of a brown wallet that his family located after his death. Included are three post-war identification cards identifying Chorowicz as a former prisoner who had been held in concentration camps (Buchenwald, and one card identifying him as having been at Dachau), one provisional Belgian identification card identifying him as a former political prisoner (1947), one Belgian repatriation card (May 1945) for Natan Chorowicz, and two postcards, ...
Concentration camp uniform likely acquired postwar by Natan Caron
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn89779
- English
- a: Height: 26.125 inches (66.358 cm) | Width: 16.375 inches (41.593 cm) b: Height: 25.625 inches (65.088 cm) | Width: 15.625 inches (39.688 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Concentration camp uniform likely acquired after the war by Natan Caron, who at age 20 was deported from Belgium and imprisoned in several concentration camps from 1942 to 1945. He described this uniform as nearly identical to the one he was issued in Auschwitz concentration camp. Natan used it during talks he gave to educate people about the Holocaust. When Germany invaded Belgium on May 10, 1940, Natan, parents Abraham and Ryfka, and sister Marie, 14, lived in Brussels. On June 26, 1942, Abraham and Natan were deported to Dannes-Camiers labor camp in northern France. On October 31, they w...
Black beret owned postwar by Natan Caron who was interned in multiple concentration camps
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn89790
- English
- overall: Height: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm) | Width: 8.750 inches (22.225 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Black wool beret worn postwar by Natan Chorowicz, who at age 20 was deported from Belgium and imprisoned in concentration camps from 1942 to 1945. When Germany invaded Belgium on May 10, 1940, Natan, parents Abraham and Ryfka, and sister Marie, 14, lived in Brussels. On June 26, 1942, Abraham and Natan were deported to Dannes-Camiers labor camp in northern France. On October 31, they were deported to Auschwitz via Malines. Natan was assigned prisoner number 72363 and selected to labor in Jawischowitz, a subcamp of Auschwitz built around a coal mine. On January 15, 1943, Ryfka and Marie were...
Red triangle badge with a letter B owned by Natan Caron
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn89791
- English
- overall: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Red triangular patch with the letter B like the one issued to 21-year-old Natan Chorowicz upon arrival in Buchenwald concentration camp in January 1945. The letter B indicated that Natan was Belgian. When Germany invaded Belgium on May 10, 1940, Natan, parents Abraham and Ryfka, and sister Marie, 14, lived in Brussels. On June 26, 1942, Abraham and Natan were deported to Dannes-Camiers labor camp in northern France. On October 31, they were deported to Auschwitz via Malines. Natan was assigned prisoner number 72363 and selected to labor in Jawischowitz, a subcamp of Auschwitz built around a...
Brown plastic wallet with a memorial emblem owned by Natan Caron
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn89802
- English
- overall: Height: 5.625 inches (14.288 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Brown bifold wallet owned by Natan Chorowicz, who at age 20 was deported from Belgium and imprisoned in concentration camps from 1942 to 1945. The wallet is stamped with the acronyms for the National Confederation of Political Prisoners and Their Heirs and the National Confederation of Political Prisoners and Survivors of Belgium. When Germany invaded Belgium on May 10, 1940, Natan, parents Abraham and Ryfka, and sister Marie, 14, lived in Brussels. On June 26, 1942, Abraham and Natan were deported to Dannes-Camiers labor camp in northern France. On October 31, they were deported to Auschwi...

Natan Caron collection

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Prisoner badge likely acquired postwar by Natan Caron

Commemorative armband likely acquired postwar by Natan Caron

Nathan Chorowicz documents

Concentration camp uniform likely acquired postwar by Natan Caron

Black beret owned postwar by Natan Caron who was interned in multiple concentration camps

Red triangle badge with a letter B owned by Natan Caron

Brown plastic wallet with a memorial emblem owned by Natan Caron