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  1. Micheline Wierzchowski. Collection

    This collection contains: wartime photos of cousins Micheline Wierzchowski and Anna Lewkowicz during their time in hiding with Jean and Julia De Bast-Dechef ; wartime photos of members of the extended De Bast-Dechef family ; post-war photos taken during visits by Micheline Wierzchowski to her rescuers Jean and Julia De Bast-Dechef and Julia’s second husband Jojo Vermeulen ; a card with New Year's greetings written by Micheline Wierzchowski.

  2. Isy Angel. Collection

    This collection contains: a grey and blue striped camp uniform (jacket and pants) from camp Auschwitz-Birkenau and a photo portrait of Isy (Isaac) Angel taken shortly after his repatriation.

  3. Mozes (Maurice) Fink. Collection

    This collection contains: one videotaped testimony by Mozes (Maurice) Fink, in which are also shown 24 photos of him, his family and others as well as one letter written to Mr. Fink.

  4. Schickler-Feig family. Collection

    This collection contains : a studio portrait of Max Schickler as a baby, 1936 ; two false identity cards used by Hani Feig (married Schickler) during the war, 1942-1943 ; a letter written by David Schickler while detained at the SS-Sammellager Mecheln (Dossin barracks), 1944.

  5. Wejnberg-Dymensztajn family. Collection

    This collection contains: a pre-war promotional card of the moving company owned by Nizel Wejnberg (also Weinberg) ; a newspaper article on the filming of a Jewish family in Antwerp's Somersstraat by a Nazi film crew, 1942 ; two postcards sent by Laja Dymensztajn and her son Joseph Wajnberg (also Wejnberg), held at the SS-Sammellager Mecheln (Dossin barracks) to their husband and father Nizel Wejnberg (also Weinberg) in Antwerp, 1942 ; a letter sent by Mr. Bruggeman in Antwerp to Bina Wejnberg, hidden in Ecaussinnes, regarding the sealing of the apartment of Bina’s parents and the ‘departur...

  6. M. Szuster. Collection

    This collection contains : five forged Belgian identity cards (false IDs) issued by the municipalities of Charleroi and Jumet to Juliette Dandois, Marie-Louise Timmermans, and Pierre Mertens, presumably Jews in hiding whose true identity remains unknown ; a work certificate issued by Hupin-Brichot confections to Leonard Bayet, temporarily protecting Bayet (which might be a false identity) against deportation.

  7. Georges Censer. Collection

    This collection contains: a framed diploma and Silver Laureate of Labour medal issued to Georges Censer for his contribution to the Belgian diamond industry as a master diamond clover, 1963 ; a framed diploma and Special Badge of Honour First Class for promoters of professional associations issued to Georges Censer for his contribution to the Belgian economy, 1974 ; a framed diploma and the Cross of Knight in the Order of King Leopold II issued to Georges Censer for his services to Belgium during the Second World War, 1978 ; thirteen post-war commemorative medals, including medals issued by...

  8. Hugo Neirinckx. Collection

    This collection contains: a publication on Belgian banned books, banned authors and banned publishers entitled “Tegen ophitsing en wanorde. Lijst der aan den verkoop onttrokken en verboden boeken in België - Contre l'excitation à la haine et au désordre. Liste des ouvrages retirés de la circulation et interdits en Belgique" [Against incitement and disorder. List of books withdrawn from sale and banned in Belgium], created as a tool for book professionals in Belgium in September 1941 ; the post-war publication “Zwart Vlaanderen II” on Flemish Activism and collaboration (Germinal series, 13 (...

  9. Veerle Vanden Daelen. Collection

    This collection contains a 1939 political map of Europe, reflecting the significant territorial changes that occurred following the German annexations of Austria, Czechoslovakia, and the invasion of Poland at the outset of World War II. The map, likely used in Belgian schools, illustrates the redrawn borders in Central and Eastern Europe, including the incorporation of Austria into the German Reich (Anschluss), the disintegration of Czechoslovakia, and the partitioning of Poland between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union under the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The map serves as a primary historic...

  10. Izbicki-Balzam family. Collection

    This collection contains : a pre-war photo of Jankiel (Jakob) and Cywya Izbicki-Balzam, ca. 1930 ; a postcard in Yiddish and German, written by Abram Przedborski on behalf of his wife Hanna Balzam and his sister-in-law Cywya Balzam in Dampremy, Belgium, to their parents in Krzepice, Poland, regarding money Hanna and Cywja sent over to help, 1942 ; a parcel request form filled out by Jankiel (Jakob) Izbicki while being held at the SS-Sammellager Mecheln (Dossin barracks), addressed to Marie Bertechants in Dampremy, 1942.

  11. Sara Weis-ova. Collection

    This collection contains two photographs showing Sara Weis-ova and young Gilbert Furcage outside in a park in Antwerp in 1941. Also in this collection is the book entitled "The mysterious Dossin Barracks in Mechlin - The Deportation Camp of the Jews" written by Jos, and a picture of the Dossin Barracks' front door used as the front cover of the aforementioned book.

  12. Van Beylen-Beirnaert family. Collection

    This collection contains : the poetry album of Frieda Beirnaert with drawings created by her Jewish classmates Rosa Seewald and Miriam (Maria) Hauser in 1942, as well as autographs of several British soldiers who signed the album after Liberation ; a table cloth given by a Jewish family to concierge misses Huyskens for safekeeping during the war, who presented it to Frieda Beirnaert as a wedding gift in 1949 ; a post-war newspaper clipping regarding the city of Antwerp and the persecution of its Jewish population ; a book entitled “Antwerpen”, which was owned by Frieda’s uncle Marcel Beirna...

  13. Goldfischer-Wyszegrodzka family. Collection

    This collection contains a Polish passport issued to Marjem Wyszegrodzka in 1937. Marjem Wyszegrodzka, born on 20 August 1908 in Łęczyca, Poland, moved to Belgium and married Leibisch Goldfischer. She had been in Belgium since 22 August 1927, working at a clothing shop in Brussels. On 7 October 1942, both Marjem and Leibisch were registered at the Dossin Barracks for deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau on Transport XIII, which departed on 10 October 1942. Upon arrival, Marjem did not survive the deportation. Her husband, Leibisch, was selected for forced labour and survived the war, being rep...

  14. Fridland-Frydland family. Collection

    This collection contains one video-interview by Arnold Fridland and two photos showing the family and rescuers of Arnold Fridland. The people shown are Zysla (Cécile) Blajwas, boyfriend of Suzanne Blajwas, Ruchla (Rachelle) Blajwas, Suzanne Blajwas, Tauba Frydland, Arnold Fridland, Catherine Frydland and Arthur Langerman. The rescuers of Arnold Fridland shown are Edmond and Emilia Houyoux-Sevrin.

  15. Kagan-Sztern family. Collection

    This collection contains seven photos, including several pictures of Tauba (Thérèse) Sztern and her children Fanny and Alain Kagan at their hiding place with the De Winter family in Tremelo.

  16. Betti Blaugrund. Collection

    This collection contains : a children's desk and chair used by Aline and Jacques Klajn before their deportation in October 1942 ; clogs carved for Betti Blaugrund by Louis Ceulemans while she was in hiding at the Ceulemans-Gryson farm in Aarschot ; a pre-war suitcase used by Betti Blaugrund’s family to store photos ; photos of the extended Blaugrund-Berlinski family, including photos of the Klajn-Berlinski family, the Berlinski-Frenkiel family and the Guzy-Berlinski family ; pre-war photos of family vacations at the Belgian coast ; wartime photos of Betti Blaugrund with Louis and Odile Ceul...

  17. Research by David Inowlocki on hidden children and their rescuers in Belgium. Collection

    This collection consists of 57 research files. Every file was carefully composed by David Inowlocki during his presidency of the Hidden Children Association Belgium (L’Enfant Caché). The files revolve around a hidden child or a rescuer, and contain photocopied documents and proposals in order to request Yad Vashem to award a rescuer the title of Righteous among the Nations.

  18. Goldberg-Goldberg family. Collection

    This collection contains: pre-war and wartime pictures of Sarah Goldberg’s family, and a group photo of repatriated female Auschwitz survivors ; a testimony written post-war by Sarah Goldberg, documenting her experiences in the concentration camps ; documents regarding the wartime and post-war life of the family of Jacques Goldberg, future husband of Sarah Goldberg, in hiding as the Goffin family, including several fake Belgian IDs ; propaganda leaflets ; three worn yellow stars ; photocopy of a letter sent by Sarah Goldberg and her fiancée Henri Wajnberg after their arrest to Henri’s famil...

  19. Marie-Jeanne Borghmans. Collection

    This collection contains the memoirs of Marie-Jeanne Borghmans in which she addresses the following topics: her own family tree ; the connections her father Jozef Borghmans had with the resistance in Leuven and with the Jewish Rothschild-Florsheim family living in Kessel-Lo ; daily life at the Borghmans family home with the Russian-Jewish couple Lazare Galperin (born on 24 August 1892 in Proskurov, Russia, today Khmelnytskyy in Ukraine) and Freide alias Frieda Engelmann (born on 13 February 1897 in Lwow, Poland, today Lviv, Ukraine) hidden in their attic (including information on medical tr...

  20. Kentone Radio company and Jewish employee Jacques Zussmann. Collection

    The collection comprises various documents primarily related to the professional activities and wartime experiences of individuals and businesses during World War II in the Belgian occupation period. The items in this collection shed light on the complex interplay between work, coercion, and survival during this tumultuous period. Of particular significance is a postcard written by Jacques Zussman on October 10, 1942, addressed to his employer Albert Kennis. This poignant artifact was composed by Zussman while en route to Auschwitz aboard Transport XII from the Dossin Barracks. Additionally...