Frank Siegel family collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn508945
• English
• 1922-1948
• folders 17
• Updated 9 months ago

The Frank Siegel papers include biographical materials, correspondence, and photographs documenting Frank Siegel’s parents and their families in Poland and Belgium before the war, his mother’s deportation to Auschwitz, and his relationship with his father in Belgium after the war. Biographical materials include a 1942 school certificate and 1962 restitution case decision for Frank Siegel, prescriptions for ear drops for Cudyk Zygielman, Rozia Zygielman’s passport, a certificate attesting to her moral standing, and notes documenting her transport to Auschwitz. Correspondence primarily includ...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn514367
• English
• overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm)
• Updated 9 months ago

Star of David patch worn by Francois Zygielman, 9, in German occupied Belgium. Belgium was invaded by Germany in May 1940. In 1942, a Judenstern badge had to worn by all Jews over age six on the outer clothing at all times. Francois's mother Rosa sewed this star to his jacket. In October 1942, Rosa was deported to Auschwitz concentration camp and murdered. Francois and his father Cudyk went into hiding in separate locations. Cudyk remained in Brussels, but Francois was moved several times, from Madame Pierlot's home, to a Catholic orphanage, and then, in late 1943, with the help of Abbe Jos...