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  1. Lewkowicz-Bot family. Collection

    This collection contains : a photo of Simon and Chana Guittel Lewkowicz-Bot and their children Henriette Berthe alias Betty, Izak Maurice and Rachel at the beach, ca. 1939 ; a photocopy of a postcard written by Rachel Lewkowicz while held at the SS-Sammellager Mechelen and sent to her older sister Henriette Berthe alias Betty Lewkowicz in Brussels, on behalf of Rachel herself, their parents Simon and Chana Guittel Lewkowicz-Bot, and their brother Izak Maurice Lewkowicz, 1942.

  2. Mr. De Sutter. Collection

    This collection contains the following precious prints: "Von Freiheit und Vaterland" by Rudolf G. Binding, containing a collection of short poems intended for the nationalist and Nazi education of young Germans ; "Rassenkunde des jüdischen Volkes" by Hans F.R. Günther, a richly illustrated treatise on racial and genetic theories ; "Gattenwahl zu ehelichen Glück und erblicher Ertüchtigung" by F.R. Günther, a treatise for German men of marriageable age on choosing a wife based on genetic, health, economic and political criteria ; "Die politische Aüfgabe der Gegenwart" by Walter Knoop, a treat...

  3. Concentration camp uniform of a political prisoner. Collection

    This collection contains : uniform trousers in blue and white striped canvas, fastened with mismatched buttons and a waistband lined with white canvas, worn in an unidentified concentration camp by an unidentified political prisoner ; grey tweed suit jacket, closed with a button and safety pin (other buttons missing, sleeve buttons present), number 867291 inscribed on a strip of white cloth pinned to the left pocket, worn in an unidentified concentration camp by an unidentified political prisoner.

  4. Abraham Charles Rozental. Collection

    This collection contains : a pre-war studio portrait of Marie Gerszman ; a group photo of Izrael and Ruchla Gerszman-Rutmanowicz, their daughter Marie Gerszman, and Pessa Choch and her son Abraham Charles Rozental.

  5. Ettinger-Scheiner family. Collection

    This collection contains : a studio portrait of siblings Dora and Mozes Ettinger ; a studio portrait of siblings Dora and Mozes Ettinger, and their mother Cznana (Chana or Anna) Scheiner.

  6. Frajda Mantel. Collection

    This collection contains : a pre-war census certificate issued to Frajda Mantel (married Turczynski), 1939 ; the wartime identity card of Frajda Mantel, stamped "Jood-Juif".

  7. Emile Serfati. Collection

    This collection contains: three parcel request forms filled out by Rebecca Slap and her daughter Henriette Danielle Wilkens, held at the SS-Sammellager Mecheln (Dossin barracks), and sent to Maria Sarphati who lived at Tweelingenstraat 31 in Antwerp ; a parcel request form filled out by Mozes Goudsmit, held at the SS-Sammellager Mecheln (Dossin barracks), and sent to Maria Sarphati who lived at Tweelingenstraat 31 in Antwerp.

  8. Leiser-Kanner family. Collection

    This collection contains: two letters sent by Aron Leiser in Krosno, Poland, to his brother Pinkas alias Paul Leiser (also Lesser) in New York, United States of America, 1941 ; nine postcards sent by Hersch and Henny Leiser-Kanner (also Leizer-Kanner) and their son Mojzes alias Maurice Leiser in Liège, Belgium, to their son and brother Pinkas alias Paul Leiser in New York, United States of America, 1941 ; a photo of Pinkas alias Paul Leiser in his American army uniform, 1945.

  9. Adolphe Littmann-Lemaître. Collection

    This collection includes a variety of identity documents, both authentic and forged, that were issued to Adolphe Littmann under his real name and his alias André Lemaître. These include identity cards as a commerce dealer, a civilian employee of the U.S. Armed Forces, and as a member of the French Resistance. Of significance are the false identity cards used by both Littmann and his wife, Hélène Stir, during the war, as well as an earlier identity document for Littmann's father, Aleksander Littmann, from 1933. In addition to identity papers, the collection contains various certificates and ...

  10. Jan Van Calsteren. Collection

    This collection contains: the booklet ‘Jakob tekent een stad’ [Jakob draws a city], a story for young readers about a Jewish boy in Prague and the Theresienstadt ghetto during the occupation, written by Jan Van Calsteren ; a photocopy of the English translation of the booklet ‘Jakob tekent een stad’, entitled ‘The Golden City’.

  11. Krijn-Dreyfuss family. Collection

    This collection contains: a letter from Clementine Krijn (Kryn) in Antwerp to her brother and sister-in-law Alexander and Frances Krijn-Cohen in New York, announcing the death of their father Salomon Krijn (Kryn), his struggle during the last days of his life and the state of their mother Bertha Dreyfuss, 1941 ; the envelope with censorship markings containing the letter regarding the death of Salomon Krijn (Kryn), 1941 ; an empty wartime envelope with censorship markings, used by Clementine Krijn (Kryn) in Antwerp to send a letter to her brother Alexander Krijn (Kryn) in New York ; two imm...

  12. I. Ralston. Collection

    This collection contains : a letter from the Belgian Red Cross to Miss D. De Grave and Misses De Doncker regarding the whereabouts of Henri Gosset who had been sent away from the assembly camp in Drancy, France, to an unknown destination, 1942 ; a photocopy of a certificate allowing Frajda Krywin to deliver a parcel of food to her brother Hersz Krywin, held in Saint-Gilles prison, 1942 ; a post-war Political Prisoner’s Beneficiary Status Card issued to Gela (Géla) Calka, 1958.

  13. Fernande Krol. Collection

    This collection contains: a photo of Fernande Krol and her friend Rachel Nusbaum walking along Boulevard Anspach in Brussels, wearing the yellow star of David on their clothes, 1942 ; a false identity card issued to Fernande Van Hout, the name used by Fernande Krol while in hiding, 1942.

  14. Finder-Schwarz family. Collection

    This collection contains 1 photograph of Gerda Schwarz, married to Henri Finder, from the 1930's. Gerda Schwarz was deported from the Dossin Barracks with Transport XIV.

  15. Mieczyslaw Tannenbaum. Collection

    This collection contains : a photocopy of a certificate issued post-war by American president Dwight D. Eisenhower to Mieczyslaw Tannenbaum, for helping allied soldiers escape to Spain via the Comet Network ; a photocopy of a certificate issued post-war by the British Air Chief Marshal to Mieczyslaw Tannenbaum, for helping British soldiers, sailors and airmen to escape to Spain via the Comet Network.

  16. Jozef Weitman. Collection

    This collection includes a photograph of Abraham Manaster as a young man, along with records related to his establishment of a Jewish orphanage in the Generaal Drubbelstraat, Berchem, in 1946. These include an inauguration programme from the orphanage's and a letter from the mayor of Antwerp granting permission for its creation. Official recognitions of Manaster’s wartime activities are also present. A 1960 brevet acknowledges his status as a political prisoner during the Nazi occupation, and certificates from Salomon Lachmann and Ida Sterno attest to his role in hiding Jewish children. The...

  17. Théodore Kornblum. Collection

    This collection includes a video testimony recorded in Knokke-Heist on 18 September 2024, conducted by Veerle Vanden Daelen and Jarno Maertens of Kazerne Dossin, in which Kornblum recounts his experiences of survival and hiding during the Holocaust. Accompanying this are several photographs that trace his family history, including prewar images of his parents, Salomon Kornblum and Rywka Szwarcfuter, on their wedding day, and early images of their family with baby Théodore, as well as a personal photograph of Salomon flexing his muscles before the war and a photo of Théodore and his brother ...

  18. Banknotes from Poland and the Lodz ghetto. Collection

    This collection contains : five wartime banknotes (50 Pfennig, 1, 10, 20 et 50 Mark) used as currency in the Lodz ghetto ; three banknotes (10 et 50 Groszy, 1 Piast) used as subsidiary means of payment in Poland after the war.

  19. Hirsch-Zugman family. Collection

    This collection contains: a pre-war photo of Leopold alias Leon and Czipa Hirsch-Zugman walking down a street ; a photo of Leopold alias Leon and Czipa Hirsch-Zugman with their eldest child Charles in the Antwerp city park, 1939 ; a photo of Leopold alias Leon and Czipa Hirsch-Zugman with their eldest children Charles and Rita in Luchon, France, 1940 ; a post-war photo of siblings Charles, Helene and Rita Hirsch ; a photo of a memorial stone for the deported and murdered members of the Zugman family, as placed in the Elah vally in Israel (Memorial to the Deportation of Jews from France) ; a...

  20. Kuchler-Wajswol family. Collection

    This collection contains: six pre-war and wartime photos of members of the Wajswol family, including Chaskiel (Chaskel) and Dobra Wajswol-Eisenbuch, their children Sura, Szymon, Malka (Mirjam), Moszek and Icek Wajswol, and their daughter-in-law Frieda Wurzel ; two pre-war membership cards of NV Vrije Diamanthandel [Free Diamond Trade] issued to Chaskiel Wajswol ; a pre-war Belgian work permit issued to Rajzla Wajswol ; a 1941 wedding photo of Alfred Kuchler and Malka Wajswol ; three postcards and a telegram sent upon Liberation by Malka (Mirjam) Wajswol in Switzerland to her husband Alfred ...