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  1. Suzanne Moons and Andrée Geulen. Collection

    KD_00030_0001 : Personal diary of Andrée Geulen in which she wrote down the name, age and hiding place of 1,079 jewish children whom she and (presumably) colleagues Brigitte Moons or Ida Sterno accompanied to their hiding place by order of the Jewish Defence Committee. The booklet is only accessible at the Kazerne Dossin research centre. KD_00030_0002 : Expense claims filed by the children's ward of the Jewish Defence Committee and delivered to Suzanne Moons (Madame Brigitte). These documents are only accessible at the Kazerne Dossin research centre. KD_00030_0003 : Photos of staff members ...

  3. Corrections by former members to the manuscript by René De Lathouwer on the history of the Jewish Defense Committee. Collection

    Corrections and additions to the manuscript "Témoignages et documents" (Testimonies and documents) written by René De Lathouwer, on the history of the Jewish Defence Committee (Comité de Défense des Juifs), a resistance and hiding network in Belgium, by four leading members of the JDC : Yvonne Jospa (Hawa Groisman), Maurice Heiber, his wife Estera Fajersztejn and Maurice Bolle.

  6. Bible received by a Jewish girl while in hiding at a Catholic school

    1. Sara Lamhaut Boucart collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn27592
    • English
    • a: Height: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) b: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)

    Bible and cover given to Sara Lamhaut in December 1943 as part of her confirmation while in hiding at a convent school in Wezembeek-Oppem, Belgium. Sara was born in Brussels in 1931, to Polish parents, Icek and Chana Lamhaut. After Belgium was invaded by Germany in May 1940, Chana and Icek began participating in resistance activities, including covertly printing Jewish newspapers in their apartment. On May 26, 1942, Chana and Icek were taken into custody by gestapo and SS officers. Icek was released, but Chana was imprisoned and tortured for six months in the Saint Gilles prison. She was th...

  7. 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.

  8. Eigen Verzameling Archiefmateriaal.

    Deze collectie valt uiteen in enkele honderden kleinere (sub)collecties en bestanden. Enerzijds gaat het om archieven, iconografisch materiaal, documentatie, periodieken enzoverder toevertrouwd aan de Kazerne Dossin door overlevenden van de Shoah (of hun familieleden), door oud-verzetslui, nakomelingen van slachtoffers van de Shoah, … Daarnaast bevat de verzameling ook persoonlijk archiefmateriaal (nota’s, foto’s, briefwisseling) of allerhande collecties (krantenknipsels, pamfletten, affiches) van onderzoekers, van oud-verzetsstrijders, van personen die later functies uitoefenden binnen Joo...

  9. Jacky Barkan. Collection

    This collection contains six articles from Belgian newspapers Het Volk, Het Nieuwsblad and De Gentenaar, covering the story of Jacky Barkan, a hidden child, in search for the De Meulemeester family that hid him in Sint-Kruis-Brugge. During his search, Jacky also discovered that Gabriel and Edouard Zimmerman and Henri Schlamowitsch were hidden by other members of the De Meulemeester family, living in Brussels.

  10. Hand-embroidered child's vest made by a Polish Jewish woman

    1. Sara Lamhaut Boucart collection

    Hand-embroidered child’s vest sent to Sara Lamhaut in Brussels, Belgium, by her grandmother, Rykla Goldwasser, in Łódź, Poland. Sara was born in Brussels in 1931, to Polish parents, Icek and Chana Lamhaut. After Belgium was invaded by Germany in May 1940, Chana and Icek began participating in resistance activities, including covertly printing Jewish newspapers in their apartment. On May 26, 1942, Chana and Icek were taken into custody by gestapo and SS officers. Icek was released, but Chana was imprisoned and tortured for six months in the Saint Gilles prison. She was then sent to the Mec...

  11. Sara Boucart papers

    1. Sara Lamhaut Boucart collection

    The Sara Boucart papers include letters from Sara’s mother written in Saint-Gilles prison in Brussels and a photograph and devotional cards documenting Sara’s time in hiding in the Soeurs de Sainte Marie convent in Wezembeek-Oppem.