George Flaum Banet and Marlene Roberts Banet collection

Identifier: irn51030
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn51030

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1999 by George Flaum Banet.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a walking stick, a quill pen, and a woodcut relating to the experiences of Georges Flaum (later Banet) and his parents Charles and Therese in France during and after the Holocaust, which Georges survived in hiding, while his parents were held in internment camps in France, and then deported and killed in Auschwitz concentration camp in German occupied Poland.

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Wooden pen made for the son of a transit camp inmate by another inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn13574
- English
- a: Height: 9.875 inches (25.083 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) b: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Width: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Wooden quill shaped fountain pen given to Georges Flaum by his father, Charles, for his 12th birthday in 1942. It was made by another Jewish inmate, Isaac Schoenberg, at the internment camp in France where Charles was being held. The nib is a modern accessory. Georges lived with his parents, Charles and Therese, in Paris. In May 1940, France was invaded by Nazi Germany. The June armistice placed Paris under a German military administration which enacted anti-Jewish policies. On May 14, 1941, Charles was sent to Pithiviers internment camp. Georges and his mother were able to visit him there ...
Walking stick received as a gift by a French Jewish boy who survived in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn13575
- English
- overall: Height: 28.875 inches (73.343 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Depth: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Walking stick which Georges Flaum received from his father Charles for his 12th birthday in 1942 during a visit to the internment camp where Charles was being held. Georges lived with his parents, Charles and Terese, in Paris. In May 1940, France was invaded by Nazi Germany. The June armistice placed Paris under a German military administration which enacted anti-Jewish policies. On May 14, 1941, Charles was sent to Pithiviers internment camp. Georges and his mother were able to visit him there ca. 1942, around Georges's 12th birthday, when he received the woodcut, a quill, and a walking st...
Woodcut of camp life made for the son of a transit camp inmate by another inmate
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn13576
- English
- overall: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 10.500 inches (26.67 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Woodcut which Charles (Chaim) Flaum gave to his son Georges for his 12th birthday ca. 1942. It was made by another inmate, Arthur Weisz, at the internment camp where Charles was being held and has images of daily life at Camp Pithiviers. Georges lived with his parents, Charles and Therese, in Paris. In May 1940, France was invaded by Nazi Germany. The June armistice placed Paris under a German military administration which enacted anti-Jewish policies. On May 14, 1941, Charles was sent to Pithiviers internment camp. Georges and his mother were able to visit him there ca. 1942, around George...

George Flaum Banet and Marlene Roberts Banet collection

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Wooden pen made for the son of a transit camp inmate by another inmate

Walking stick received as a gift by a French Jewish boy who survived in hiding

Woodcut of camp life made for the son of a transit camp inmate by another inmate