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  1. Button from his military uniform given by a British soldier to a young Jewish refugee

    1. Michel Shadur family collection

    Button with the Royal Coat of Arms which a British soldier pulled off his greatcoat and gave to 12 year old old Joseph Schadur on May 16, 1940, in Le Parcq, France. Joseph and his family had just fled Belgium following the Germany invasion.They stopped to consider their route in Le Parcq where they met a large number of British troops. When Joseph's father told one soldier that he was thinking of going toward Dunkirk on the coast, the soldier advised him to go south. He gave him gasoline saying that he did not need it since they were heading across the Channel. Joseph's father, Michel, left...

  2. Button from his military uniform given by a British soldier to a young Jewish refugee

    1. Michel Shadur family collection

    Button with the Royal Coat of Arms which a British soldier pulled off his greatcoat and gave to 12 year old old Joseph Schadur on May 16, 1940, in Le Parcq, France. Joseph and his family had just fled Belgium following the Germany invasion.They stopped to consider their route in Le Parcq where they met a large number of British troops. When Joseph's father told one soldier that he was thinking of going toward Dunkirk on the coast, the soldier advised him to go south. He gave him gasoline saying that he did not need it since they were heading across the Channel. Joseph's father, Michel, left...

  3. National Fascist Party of Italy (PNF) membership badge owned by Jewish female refugee from Nazi Germany

    1. Michel Shadur family collection

    Partito Nazionale Fascista [National Fascist Party] of Italy lapel pin worn by Gitta Schadur (later Shadur) in the 1930s when she was the only Jewish member of a Fascist group in Berlin, Germany. Gitta had emigrated from Latvia in 1931 and owned a successful exotic fruit and delicacies store in Berlin. Her frequents travels to Italy had led her to become a supporter of Mussolini. Shortly after the Nazis rose to power in Germany in 1933, her store became a target for anti-Semitic protests. Many of her customers felt pressured to stop patronizing a Jewish owned business. After the Kristallnac...

  4. Maccabi Sports Club lapel pin from prewar Berlin owned by a Jewish refugee boy

    1. Michel Shadur family collection

    Lapel pin from a children's Maccabi sports club given to 7 year old Joseph Schadur when he lived in Berlin, Germany, with his family in the 1930s. Joseph's father, Michel, left Germany in 1935 because the Nazi government's anti-Jewish policies were making it dangerous to live there. His wife, Manja, their 2 children, Joseph and his 4 year old sister, Benita, and his mother joined him in Antwerp, Belgium, in January 1936. After the Germans occupied Belgium in May 1940, the family was forced to flee once more. Traveling by private car, they eventually made their way to Lisbon, Portugal. They ...

  5. Wing shaped Portuguese Air Force pin given to a young Jewish refugee by friends in Lisbon

    1. Michel Shadur family collection

    Airman's lapel pin given to 13 year old Joseph Schadur by friends in Portugal during his family's flight from Nazi dominated Europe. It was given to him by two brothers, Sebastio and Jose Alameida, who came to the family's aid when they were stranded in Alcobaca during Christmas 1940. The men were air force officers and Joseph believed it was a Portuguese Air Force pin, but it may be an advertisement for an inn frequented by airmen. Joseph's father, Michel, left Germany in 1935 because the Nazi government's anti-Jewish policies were making it dangerous to live there. His wife, Manja, their ...

  6. Antiaircraft shell fragments found after an air raid on Bordeaux by a young Jewish refugee

    1. Michel Shadur family collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn517554
    • English
    • a: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) b: Height: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)

    Shell fragments recovered by 12 year old Joseph Schadur in their yard in Bruges, France, during his family's flight from Nazi-dominated Europe. Joseph scratched the date on the fragment himself. The Germans stationed several anti-aircraft batteries in Bruges, a small village near Bordeaux, which was a frequent RAF bombing target because of the port installations.The shells were fired from German guns at British bomber planes over Bordeaux on November 23, 1940. Joseph's father, Michel, left Germany in 1935 because the Nazi government's anti-Jewish policies were making it dangerous to live th...

  7. Dip-pen wiper made for a young Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany

    1. Michel Shadur family collection

    Pen cleaning pad made for 11 year old Joseph Schadur by Madame Thorel, the matron of Home Diliges, a vacation boarding house for children in Oostduinkerke, Belgium, where he and his sister stayed during the summer of 1938. Joseph's father, Michel, left Germany in 1935 because the Nazi government's anti-Jewish policies were making it dangerous to live there. His wife, Manja, their 2 children, Joseph and his 4 year old sister, Benita, and his mother joined him in Antwerp, Belgium, in January 1936. After the Germans occupied Belgium in May 1940, the family was forced to flee once more. Traveli...

  8. Brown leather billfold used by a Latvian Jewish refugee and aid worker from Nazi Germany

    1. Michel Shadur family collection

    Wallet used by Michel Schadur (later Shadur) in Belgium, France, and Germany during and after the Holocaust. Michel left Germany in 1935 because the Nazi government's anti-Jewish policies were making it dangerous to live there. His wife, Manja, their 2 children, 8 year old Joseph and 4 year old Benita, and his mother joined him in Antwerp, Belgium, in January 1936. After the Germans occupied Belgium in May 1940, the family was forced to flee once more. Traveling by private car, they eventually made their way to Lisbon, Portugal. They sailed for New York on board the SS Exeter on February 21...

  9. UNRRA red felt patch with acronym worn by a refugee aid worker

    1. Michel Shadur family collection

    Patch worn by Michel Shadur when he worked for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) in Germany from 1945-1947. He worked as a supply officer for the Wurttemburg district and as director of a displaced persons camp for Jewish refugees in Backnang. Michel left Germany in 1935 because the Nazi government's anti-Jewish policies were making it difficult and dangerous to live and work there. His wife, their 2 children, 8 year old Joseph and 4 year old Benita, and his mother joined him in Antwerp, Belgium, in January 1936. However, after the Germans occupied Belgium ...

  10. UNRRA red cloth patch with acronym worn by a refugee aid worker

    1. Michel Shadur family collection

    Patch worn by Michel Shadur when he worked for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) in Germany from 1945-1947. He worked as a supply officer for the Wurttemburg district and as a director of a displaced persons camp for Jewish refugees in Backnang. Michel left Germany in 1935 because the Nazi government's anti-Jewish policies were making it difficult and dangerous to live and work there. His wife, their 2 children, 8 year old Joseph and 4 year old Benita, and his mother joined him in Antwerp, Belgium, in January 1936. However, after the Germans occupied Belgiu...

  11. Dark brown leather wallet with metal S used by a Jewish refugee boy

    1. Michel Shadur family collection

    Wallet received by 8 year old Joseph Schadur when he lived in Belgium with his family after escaping Nazi Germany in 1936. Joseph's father, Michel, left Germany in 1935 because the Nazi government's anti-Jewish policies were making it dangerous to live there. His wife, Manja, their 2 children, Joseph and 4 year old Benita, and his mother joined him in Antwerp, Belgium, in January 1936. After the Germans occupied Belgium in May 1940, the family was forced to flee once more. Traveling by private car, they eventually made their way to Lisbon, Portugal. They sailed for New York on board the SS ...

  12. Blue leather billfold used by a Latvian Jewish refugee and aid worker from Nazi Germany

    1. Michel Shadur family collection

    Dark blue leather wallet used by Michel Schadur (later Shadur) in Belgium, France, and Germany during and after the Holocaust. Michel left Germany in 1935 because the Nazi government's anti-Jewish policies were making it dangerous to live there. His wife, Manja, their 2 children, 8 year old Joseph and 4 year old Benita, and his mother joined him in Antwerp, Belgium, in January 1936. After the Germans occupied Belgium in May 1940, the family was forced to flee once more. Traveling by private car, they eventually made their way to Lisbon, Portugal. They sailed for New York on board the SS Exe...

  13. Telegrams of Joel Brand and others from Eretz Israel, Istanbul, Switzerland and Hungary regarding the situation of refugee Jews in Hungary and in refugee camps in Europe and the relief operations on their behalf, 1945

    1. P.32 - Collection of Hansi and Joel Brand, activists in the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest during World War II

    Telegrams of Joel Brand and others from Eretz Israel, Istanbul, Switzerland and Hungary regarding the situation of refugee Jews in Hungary and in refugee camps in Europe and the relief operations on their behalf, 1945 Situation of the refugee Jews in Hungary and in refugee camps in Europe; names of survivors in need of help; requests to obtain certificates for [legal] aliya to Eretz Israel; sending and receiving telegrams by Hansi Brand, Israel Kasztner, Nathan Schwalb, Chaim Pazner, Chaim Barlas and other representatives of the Vaad Hahatzala (Rescue Committee) of the Jewish Agency, the Er...

  14. Rabbi Munk Personal Archive: Correspondence with the Refugee Children's Movement in England and additional organizations regarding care for refugee children in England, including dormitories, schools, foster parents and religious education, 1939-1964

    1. P.15 - Rabbi Eli Munk Archives: Correspondence regarding the situation of the Jewish refugees in Germany during the early post-Holocaust years

    Rabbi Munk Personal Archive: Correspondence with the Refugee Children's Movement in England and additional organizations regarding care for refugee children in England, including dormitories, schools, foster parents and religious education, 1939-1964 Also in the file: - Two lists of children; - Various reports regarding the situation of the refugee children in England.

  15. Two reports by the War Refugee Board regarding the negotiations held between Saly Mayer and SS representatives, and a book titled "Rescue to Switzerland: The Musy and Saly Mayer Affairs", including a collection of War Refugee board documents regarding the

    1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)

    Two reports by the War Refugee Board regarding the negotiations held between Saly Mayer and SS representatives, and a book titled "Rescue to Switzerland: The Musy and Saly Mayer Affairs", including a collection of War Refugee board documents regarding the negotiations with SS representatives concerning the fate of the Jews in Hungary; documents dated, 1944-1982 - Final report by the director of the War Refugee Board in Washington, 15 September 1945, including a description of the negotiations held between Saly Mayer and SS representatives, and instructions issued by US President F. D. Roose...

  17. Gold ring with pink stones received by a refugee in a displaced persons camp upon the birth of her daughter

    1. Bernice, Morris, and Sarah Kirsch collection

    Ring given to Bronia Kirsch in 1946 on the occasion of the birth of her daughter, Sarah, while she was living in the displaced persons camp in Ansbach, Germany. The ring has a setting for a large stone, but it was already missing when Bronia received the ring. She believed the stone had been removed by the Germans. She met and married Morris Kirsch, also a displaced person from Poland, in 1945 in Feldafing, Germany. The family emigrated to the United States in 1950.

  18. Gold link chain necklace received by a refugee in a displaced persons camp upon the birth of her daughter

    1. Bernice, Morris, and Sarah Kirsch collection

    Necklace given to Bronia Kirsch in 1946 on the occasion of the birth of her daughter, Sarah, while she was living in the displaced persons camp in Ansbach, Germany. She met and married Morris Kirsch, also a displaced person from Poland, in 1945 in Feldafing, Germany. The family emigrated to the United States in 1950.

  20. Dark blue dress with black stripes worn by a young Jewish refugee during her voyage to the US

    1. Doriane Kurz collection

    Blue short sleeved striped dress worn by 10 year old Doriane Kurz when she emigrated from Sweden to the United States in July 1946. Doriane and her family fled Vienna, Austria, in early 1939 after the annexation with Nazi Germany the previous year. They went to the Netherlands which was occupied by Germany in May 1940. Her father, Meilach, was deported to Auschwitz death camp in August 1942. Doriane, her mother Klara, and her 7 year old brother Alfred, were deported to Bergen Belsen in February 1944. The camp was evacuated in spring 1945 and the prisoners were liberated en route by the Sovi...