Rozenblum-Suknik family. Collection

Identifier
KD_00601
Language of Description
English
Dates
1 Jan 1920 - 31 Dec 1981
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • Dutch, French, Polish, Latin, Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

332 digitised images (62 documents, 1 newspaper, 85 photos and 4 objects)

Creator(s)

Scope and Content

This collection contains: documents regarding Natan Rozenblum’s migration to Belgium, including his Polish passport ; two tailor’s sketchbooks containing drawings for clothing ; pre-war, wartime and post-war photos of the Rozenblum-Suknik family, some of which are pasted into a photo album, including a photo of Charles Rozenblum’s first communion and photos of relatives in Poland ; documents confiscated from Natan Rozenblum upon arrival at the Dossin barracks, including a real and a fake ID card ; a bible and other catholic items such as prayer cards obtained by Charles Rozenblum during his time in hiding ; copies of the baptism register containing Charles Rozenblum’s real name ; post-war documents regarding the resistance activities of Natan Rozenblum who worked for the Milices Patriotiques as well as for the Jewish Defence Committee ; medals and certificates accorded posthumously to Natan Rozenblum for his resistance activities ; multiple post-war testimonies written by Curtla Suknik, documenting the resistance work done by her husband Natan Rozenblum ; a postwar newspaper in Yiddish containing an article on Natan Rozenblum ; photos and documents of camp survivor Szyja Suknik.

Accruals

No further accruals are to be expected.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Digitally stored at Kazerne Dossin as collection KD_00601

Existence and Location of Originals

  • David Rozenblum, Private collection, Belgium

Existence and Location of Copies

  • Digital copy available as collection KD_00601 at Kazerne Dossin. A copy was also delivered to the Musée de la Résistance de Belgique [Belgian Resistance Museum] in Anderlecht.

Related Units of Description

  • This collection contains the documents confiscated from Natan Rozenblum upon his arrival at the Dossin barracks in 1944. These items were part of the relics collection (KD_00005) until they were returned to the Rozenblum family in 1999.

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.