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Country: Belgium

  1. Mémorial national aux Martyrs juifs de Belgique – Nationaal Gedenkteken aan de Joodse Martelaren van België. Collection

    KD_00947_01: Extracts from the Belgisch Staatsblad – Moniteur belge [Belgian Official Journal] regarding the statutes and composition of the (Fondation) Mémorial national aux Martyrs juifs de Belgique – (Stichting) Nationaal Gedenkteken aan de Joodse Martelaren van België [National Memorial (Foundation) to the Jewish Martyrs of Belgium], 1965-1985 KD_00947_02: File regarding the composition of the national committee, the Brussels committee and the Antwerp committee, including lists of board members and documents regarding the death of co-president Bernard Tarnowski, 1965-1987 KD_00947_03: M...

  2. Commemorative medal awarded to Fernande De Smet. Collection

    An honorary commemorative medal for distinctive services to the Jewish people of Belgium awarded to Fernande De Smet on 12 October 1980 by the Comité Hommage aux sauveurs - Comité Huldebetoon aan de redders, subsection of 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) for Fernande’s envolvement in the hiding and rescue of six Jewish children at Fernande’s orphanage, the ‘Sweet Consolation for the Deprived’ institution (Instituut Troost der Bedrukten), in Geraardsbergen. The group of...

  3. Henoch Kujawski. Collection

    This item is a work permit signed by Charles Cymring, principal of the Ecole moyenne juive de Bruxelles (Jewish Middle School of Brussels) in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels, certifying that Henoch Kujawski worked at the school as a member of the administrative committee.

  4. Elisabeth Thalheim. Collection

    This collection contains digitised copies of 7 postcards and a letter sent by Elisabeth Thalheim to her mother Karola Kohn and her daughter Nelly Klein via Elisabeth’s Belgian, non-Jewish friend Lina Govaerts, while interned at the Dossin barracks from February until April 1943 ; a digital copy of an essay in English, written by Elisabeth Thalheim while taking an English course in preparation of her migration to China.

  5. Registries of Jewish retirement home Scheut. Collection

    This collection contains digital copies of two registries used to monitor the number of residents at the Jewish retirement home Scheut in Anderlecht. The institution housed 490 Jewish elderly men and women from September 1943 until December 1944. Each page contains four names and bibliographical information : name, date of birth, place of birth, profession, nationality, information on the spouse, date of arrival at Scheut and date of departure. The registries sometimes also refer to the way of arrival or departure of a person.

  6. Lotte Katscher. Collection

    This collection contains: pre-war photos of Lotte Katscher and her siblings ; a photo of Lotte Katscher and friend Sara Eckmann while detained as nurses at the Dossin barracks in Mechelen ; post-war photos of Lotte Katscher including photos taken during a skiing trip, her wedding photo, family portraits and a photo of Lotte Katscher's tomb.

  7. Sokolski-Gruszka family. Collection

    This collection consists of photos of Adolphe Sokolski, his wife Sosia Gruszka and their three daughters Jacqueline, Arlette and Francine, as well as newspaper clippings regarding the 70th anniversary of the anti-Jewish raid in Douai and Lens, France (11 September 1942), during which the family was arrested.

  8. Hubert Preiser. Collection

    This collection contains one photo of Hubert Preiser while in Edingen during wartime. Hubert Preiser was a Jewish boy born in Havana in 1927 who grew up in Brussels and, during the Nazi occupation of Belgium, was hidden in a Catholic school by Monsignor Pierre Carlier, a priest who risked his life to protect him. Preiser’s early life was marked by isolation from Jewish culture, and he discovered his Jewish heritage only during the war, after finding out his family’s original name, Preiserowicz.

  9. Birencwaig-Cyngler family. Collection

    This collection contains nine pre-war photos of the Birencwaig-Cyngler family : group photos of Abe Birencwaig and Zysla Cyngler with their children, a photo of oldest daughter Esther Birencwaig with fiancee Jean Cyngler and a photo of Abe Birencwaig and his parents.

  10. Georges May. Collection

    This collection contains: seven pre-war photos of Georges May, his parents Joseph and Jeanne May-De Bauer and his brother Jules May ; photocopies of pre-war financial documents ; two work permits issued to Georges May in 1942, confirming his employment by the Association of Jews in Belgium ; one document signed by the Association of Jews in Belgium allowing Georges May to freely move around Brussels while performing his job, 1943 ; two documents regarding the non-Jewish parentage of Georges May's wife Angèle Wybo, including a certificate from the Bureau des Enquêtes raciques et généalogique...

  11. Szyf family. Collection

    This collection comprises an array of materials chronicling the lives of the Szyf family, particularly Moszko and Leiba Ber Szyf, along with Sluwa Gus and the children Paul and Marie (Annie) Szyf, and some of their extended family members. The collection spans from the early 20th century through the mid-20th century and offers insight into their experiences before, during, and after World War II. Photographs form a significant portion of the collection. These include portraits of Moszko and Leiba Ber Szyf at different stages of their lives, ranging from the 1920s to the 1950s. Additionally,...

  12. Lagrené family. Collection

    This collection contains : a post-war portrait of Roma deportee Antoine alias Anton Lagrené, the Auschwitz tattoo number visible on his arm, 2006 ; a post-war portrait of Roma deportee Josephine Lagrené, the Auschwitz tattoo number visible on her arm, 2006.

  13. Gemeiner-Lewy family. Collection

    This collection contains: the wedding booklet of Moise Josef alias Joske Gemeiner and Rosa Lewy, 1933 ; three fake ID cards issued to Rosa Lewy during the war under the false names Virginie Stevens (Antwerp), Coleta Avezals (Schoten) and Anna Opdebeeck (Antwerp) ; card for a beneficiary of the status of political prisoner issued to Salomon Gemeiner as beneficiary of his father Moise Josef Gemeiner, 1951 ; five pre-war and wartime photos, including a photo of the pelt shop run by Moise Josef Gemeiner at Provinciestraat 143 in Antwerp, a photo of Rosa Lewy and her rescuer misses Vandoren and ...

  14. Berneman-Flam family. Collection

    This collection contains pre-war photos of the inhabitants of the town Kozienice, Poland ; post-war photos depicting Pinie Berneman's stay in a Suisse sanatorium in 1946 ; a book on the history of the Jewish community of Kozienice published in 1969 ; additions to the book by Pinie Berneman ; post-war newspaper clippings regarding the war in Poland ; audio-visual testimonies of Pinie Berneman and Chana Flam by the Steven Spielberg Foundation ; audio-visual testimony of Rosie Berneman by Kazerne Dossin.

  15. Fischler-Fischler family. Collection

    This collection contains : a letter from Chenke alias Anna Fischler in Berchem to her husband Wolf Fischler, held prisoner by the Nazis at an unknown location (perhaps Begijnenstraat prison) in Antwerp, 1942 ; a postcard from Wolf and Chenke alias Anna Fischler-Fischler, interned in Chalon, France, to Chenke's sister Alina Fischler (married Strassberg) in Mérignac, regarding Wolf and Anna’s children who were in hiding in France, 1942.

  16. Aronsfrau-Hollander family. Collection

    This collection consists of: photos of the Aronsfrau-Hollander family, including photos of siblings Leonore, Norbert and Siegbert Aronsfrau as children and adults, photos of parents Leon Aronsfrau and Eva Hollander, photos taken during family vacations, a photo of Leon Aronsfrau during his military service and a photo of Norbert Aronsfrau with his rescuer Simone Goossens ; documents regarding the Aronsfrau-Hollander family, including Siegbert Aronsfrau’s fake ID, a letter sent to Siegbert Aronsfrau while detained at the Dossin barracks from his rescuer Simone Goossens, a post-war letter fro...

  17. Elias Stainfeld. Collection

    This collection contains : three war-time letters from Charlotte Stainfeld to her brother Elias Stainfeld living in France ; documents and three letters with news about acquaintances written by Elias Stainfeld’s (unidentified) friend Blajwajs or Blejwas who was interned at the Le Vernet camp ; a post-war letter sent by survivor Elias Stainfeld from the Monowitz labour camp to the address of his deported sister Charlotte Stainfeld in Antwerp ; three post-war letters delivering the news of his sister and niece’s deportation to Elias Stainfeld ; a letter and a telegram involving Elias Stainfel...

  18. Zeliesnikas-Wagman family

    This collection contains: photos of Leib (also Leiba) alias Leon Zeliesnikas (also Zelieznikas), Rifka alias Regine Wagman and their daughter Marie Zeliesnikas ; photos of relatives such as Sara Wagman, Fajga Rajzel Wagman, her husband Szlama Gelbart and their son Karl alias Charles Gelbart, Ruchla Wagman and her son Maurice Hendlisz, Moise Wagman, and David and Nina Wagman (children of Ber Wagman) ; school pictures of Marie Zeliesnikas and her class mates ; pictures of Marie Zeliesnikas and her rescuers, including Mariette De Win ; a letter written by Leib Zeliesnikas and Rifka Wagman whil...

  19. Tadeusz Geisler. Collection

    The collection contains: cutlery (spoon, fork and knife) used by Tadeusz Geisler during his internment at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp ; two strips of fabric with a red triangle, the letter P and Tadeusz Geislers prisoner number at Sachsenhausen (90175) ; three patches of cloth depicting Polish and French flags ; three small pieces of bread, saved by Tadeusz Geisler during a death march in 1945 ; a prototype of a violin bridge - the Geisler-comb - developed by Thadé Geisler; a photocopy of the patent accorded to Thadé Geisler for his violin bridge in 1966 ; three post-war photos, in...

  20. Gantman-Fischer family. Collection

    This collection consists of: an invitation and a menu from the wedding of Adolphe Fischer and his bride Irene Fischer, pre-war shares of the Antwerp Diamond Circle, pre-war photos of the Gantman family including a photo of the graduation of Joseph Mendel alias Jos Gantman at the Koninklijk Atheneum in Antwerp, high school diplomas and documents regarding Jos Gantman’s education and his studies at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Free University of Brussels), pre-war photos of the Fischer family including photos of First World War comrades of Adolphe Fischer and vacation photos taken in th...