Fishel-Black family. Collection

Identifier
KD_00052
Language of Description
English
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1946
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • Dutch, English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

73 digitised images (30 pictures and 11 documents)

Creator(s)

Scope and Content

This collection consists of: digitised copies of 9 letters sent by Mendel Fishel, Emily Black and their youngest son Leon Fishel in Antwerp to their oldest sons Maurice Bernard and Leonard Fishel in a civil internment camp, including one dated on the day Mendel and Emily reported at the Dossin barracks ; a family portrait of Mendel Fishel and Emily Black, with youngest son Leon ; portraits of Mendel Fishel and Leon Fishel ; Leon Fishel in the Maccabi football team outfit ; Leon Fishel and his soccer team of Maccabi Antwerp ; Leon Fishel wearing the yellow star ; a series of propaganda photos taken at the civil internment camps or Internierungslager at Tost (Ilag VIII) and Kreuzburg (Ilag VIII/Z) ; a photo album received by Leonard (Len) Fishel after the war from the Young Men's Christian Association or YMCA illustrating the YMCA's mission to several civil internment camps including those in Tost and Kreuzburg where Leonard was held.

Accruals

No further accruals are to be expected

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Digitally stored at Kazerne Dossin

Existence and Location of Copies

  • Melvyn George Fishel, Private collection, Belgium

Related Units of Description

  • The Brunner-Hollander family collection (KD_00566) contains more information on the family of Leonard (Len) Fishel's wife Dora Brunner.

Subjects

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.