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Language of Description: English
Country: Belgium

  1. Lagergedichte von J.S. in KLB. Collection

    The sketchbook entitled 'Lagergedichte von J.S. in KLB' contains small drawings and rhymes created by Roma inmate Johann (Mongo) Stojka. The booklet’s contents depict everyday life at the Buchenwald concentration camp. The topics covered include the procedure upon arrival of new prisoners, food, labour performed by the prisoners, the role of the Blockälteste and members of the Lagerschutz in the camp, and the bombing of the camp by allied airplanes. Translations of the poem texts are provided by the Imperial War Museum.

  2. Leonid Edelstein. Collection

    This collection contains : seven photos of Leonid Edelstein, including two on the beach and two while performing as a musician ; a thank you note by Leonid Edelstein to Pierre André.

  3. Gruszow-Oppenheimer family. Collection

    This collection contains a bowler hat worn by Louis Bloch, father of donor Jean Bloch, as well as documents and photos regarding the Gruszow-Oppenheimer family, including family documents (work permits, passports, a wedding booklet, etc.) of Feiwel Gruszow and his wife Ilse Oppenheimer, letters sent by Feiwel Gruszow and Ilse Oppenheimer after their arrest to their hidden daughter Félicie Gruszow, a ready-to-wear yellow star and photos of the Gruszow-Oppenheimer family taken before the war.

  4. Tobias Schiff. Collection

    This collection contains : copies of pre-war studio portraits of Mojzesz Schiff and his wife Rywa Templer ; a copy of a portrait of Wolf and Chenke Fischler-Fischler, 1925 ; a copy of a school picture of the pupils attending the Jesode Hatora boys school in Antwerp, 1931-1932 ; a photo of Tobias Schiff wearing his striped camp uniform, taken immediately after his repatriation in 1945 ; photocopies from 1984 of administrative documents regarding the Schiff and Templer families ; a Schiff family tree (pedigree) ; a portrait of Tobias Schiff showing the Auschwitz tattoo number on his arm, 1996.

  5. De Waele-Godschalk family. Collection

    This collection contains original documents, digital copies of photographs and documents, an audio recording and a book regarding the Godschalk-Tokkie family, including: 25 pre-war and 2 post-war photos of family members, marriage certificates, residence and work permits, vaccination certificates, an audio file commemorating Judith Godschalk, a death notice of Sara Tokkie, documents regarding the release of Elisabeth Godschalk from the SS-Sammellager Mecheln (Dossin barracks), a copy of Samuel Godschalk’s death certificate, post-war documents regarding Elisabeth Godschalk’s estate and war d...

  6. Steinhardt-Safier family. Collection

    The Steinhardt-Safier family collection contains 28 photos showing the prewar Steinhardt and Safier family life : pictures taken on boat rides during vacations, wedding photos taken at a synagogue in Berlin, baby pictures of Harry Henri Steinhardt, family parties and Passover celebrations, and the Safier family at their bakery in Berlin. The collection also contains a post-war letter from the Belgian Ministry of Public Affairs confirming the deportation of the Steinhardt-Safier family and two family trees clarifying the ties between the Steinhardt and Safier families.

  7. Regina Beer. Collection

    This collection consists of: pre-war items from Regine Beer’s years as a student, including a fraternity hat ; three pre-war family photo albums ; pre-war, wartime and post-war IDs and passes issued to Regine Beer ; documents from the denazification camp Recklinghausen ; letters sent and received by Regine Beer to and from her relatives (husbands, children, etc.) ; press clippings regarding relatives of Regine Beer ; documents regarding lectures given by Regine Beer (mainly at schools) ; two post-war photo albums dedicated to Regine Beer’s educational work ; publications on racial persecuti...

  8. Suchowolski-Sluszny family research. Collection

    This collection consists of photocopied and original documents and photos, including: documents on the Suchowolski and Sluszny family history ; letters sent by Suzanne alias Suzy Suchowolski to her brother Georges Suchowolski while in hiding ; a notebook used by Suzanne Suchowolski to document her classes at school ; documents on the Suchowolski and Sluszny families photocopied from collections stored at the Archives Service for War Victims in Brussels, the Arolsen Archives in Bad Arolsen, the Belgian State Archives and Kazerne Dossin; documents regarding the Draily, Collignon and Jacobs-Va...

  9. Comité Hommage aux sauveurs - Comité Huldebetoon aan de redders. Collection

    This collection consists of fourteen files dedicated to different aspects of the organisation of a tribute to Belgian rescuers organised by the Comité Hommage aux sauveurs - Comité Huldebetoon aan de redders [Tribute to the rescuers Committee] at Forest National in Brussels on 12 October 1980. These files contain: circulars and newspaper clippings concerning the objectives and financial support of the committee’s umbrella organisation, the Comité d'Hommage des Juifs de Belgique à leurs Héros et Sauveurs (1940-1945) - Huldecomité van de Joden van België aan hun Helden en Redders (1940-1945) ...

  10. Index cards of the Möbelaktion (Räumung) in Antwerp. Collection

    This collection contains 2,913 index cards which refer to the Möbelaktion (Räumung), the spoliation of Jewish homes, in Antwerp. Each index card contains the address of a plundered home, the name of the Jewish resident, the date of the clearance and a file number referring to a more comprehensive file, which no longer exists today.

  11. Teitelbaum-Ksias family. Collection

    This collection contains: a portrait of Uscher Schaje Teitelbaum ; a wedding photograph of Uscher Schaje Teitelbaum and Dora Ksias (also Ksiaz) ; a studio portrait of Uscher Schaje Teitelbaum’s mother Malka Riva Teitelbaum ; a group photo of Yechiel (Chiel) and Leah Ksias-Weinberger and Fischel and Roza (Ruchel) Weinberger-Lehrer.

  12. Martha Roscam. Collection

    This collection contains: a diary kept by Martha Roscam during her imprisonment in the Begijnenstraat prison in Antwerp in 1943, after she was arrested for hiding Aron Rosenfeld, Icek and Suron Frymeta Wilczyk-Piepsz and Suron’s brother Josef Piepsz ; the badge with prisoner number 406 worn by Martha Roscam ; a deck of Playing cards and a handkerchief made by Martha Roscam in prison ; a form sent by Martha Roscam to her mother asking her mother to send food and clothing to the Begijnenstraat prison ; a letter from Martha Roscam's youngest sons Georges and Eddy Hicguet to Martha in prison ; ...

  13. Haber-Low family. Collection

    This collection contains : a compilation of colourised studio portraits of Sender (Alexander) and Frimet (Frida) Haber-Low and their daughter Sonja Haber ; a wartime studio portrait of Berta Low and her children Arthur and Dwora Hochberger.

  14. Tertaas-Huijsman family. Collection

    This collection contains: photos from the album of the Tertaas-Huijsman family, including photos of Hartog Tertaas and his wife Clara Huijsman (Huysman), of their daughters Rebecca and Jacomina Tertaas, of Rebecca Tertaas's husband Francois Verachtert and of their son Jozef Verachtert ; a congratulatory letter from the city of Antwerp to Rebecca Tertaas and Francois Verachtert on the occasion of their marriage

  15. Awret-Spicker family. Collection

    This collection consists of: KD_00356_0001: Original items donated by Irene Spicker-Awret, including a war-time photo of her with friends, five oil paintings created by Irene during her internment at the Dossin barracks, a puppet and a drawing for the opera Carmen, both created by artist Leon (Lon) Landau while he was detained at the Dossin barracks. KD_00356_0002: Original items donated by Uziel Awret, son of Azriel Awret and Irene Spicker, including Irene’s war-time paint box and Azriel’s series of 37 post-war drawings on the Holocaust.

  16. Jesode Hatora and Beth Jacob school, Antwerp. Collection

    This collection contains prewar, wartime and postwar parts of the administrative archive of the Jesode Hatora and Beth Jacob school in Antwerp. KD_00037_0001 : General documents regarding expenses and teaching staff, letters with blessings by Isaac Herzog, chief rabbi of Israel, and Eliezer Silver, rabbi of Ohio, promotional leaflets, speeches and magazines of the parent association and the pupils. KD_00037_0002 : Attendance lists of the teachers, 1934-1966 KD_00037_0003 : Attendance lists of the pupils, 1941-1983 KD_00037_0004 : Student count based on the municipal register, 1936-1960 KD_0...

  17. Transportlisten. Collection

    The Transportlisten series consists of two parts : KD_00013_01 : The first part contains the carbon doubles of the original lists of all transports (Jews, Roma and Sinti) from the SS-Sammellager Mecheln (Dossin barracks) to Auschwitz-Birkenau, Buchenwald, Ravensbrück, Vittel and Bergen-Belsen. Each sheet contains the names of 10 to 20 deportees on a specific transport, their place and date of birth, their profession and their nationality. In some cases the date of arrival at the Dossin barracks is mentioned in the top left corner of the page. The handwritten notes were added by the Director...

  18. Vereeniging der Joden in België - Association des Juifs en Belgique. Front de l'Indépendance. Collection

    This collection consists of 4,058 documents confiscated by the Front de l’Indépendance (Independent Front) at the offices of the Association of Jews in Belgium (AJB) – “Aide Spéciale Malines” [Special Assistance Mechelen department], after the liberation. The documents can be divided in five sections : - Correspondence of the AJB : between the leading committee and local committees, between local committees, between the AJB and German or Belgian officials, between the AJB and Suisse, German, French and Dutch organisations, etc. - Lists : e.g. employees of the AJB, Organisation Todt workers,...

  19. Gathering of child survivors of the Holocaust housed in Belgian orphanages. Collection

    This recording contains the exchange between 11 child survivors of the Holocaust during a zoom meeting held on 17 January 2021. All participants and their siblings were housed in Jewish and/or non-Jewish orphanages in Belgium during the war. These institutes included the Meisjeshuis and Good Engels (the Meisjeshuis department for babies and toddlers), the Jongenshuis and Pennsylvania Foundation orphanage, the Wezembeek-Oppem children's home, the Baron de Castro children's home in Etterbeek and the Les Moineaux children's home in Uccle. The following survivors participated in the discussion:...

  20. Serge Klarsfeld. Collection

    This collection contains: a photomontage of portraits of Jewish children deported from Belgium, used as a cover for the commemorative publication entitled "Mémorial de la déportation de Belgique de 25.124 Juifs et de 351 Tziganes" by Serge Klarsfeld an Maxime Steinberg ; the pages of addendum number 2 of the "Mémorial de la Déportation des Juifs de France" [Memorial of the Deportation of Jews from France] by Serge Klarsfeld, containing portraits of deported Jews, their names and different pieces of information (transport, biography) ; a published collection of various documents used during ...