Israel Sjouwerman identification card

Identifier
irn517137
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.182.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Dutch
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn517137

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Israel Sjouwerman

Biographical History

Israel Sjouwerman was deported to Mechelen Malines transit camp near Brussels, Belgium, in 1942. On September 12, 1942, he was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp where upon arrival on September 14 1942, all but 45 men on the convoy were gassed.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The identification card was issued to Israel Sjouwerman on Mar. 25, 1942, in Antwerp, Belgium. It was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Simon Friedrich, Sjouwerman's grandson.

Scope and Content

The identification card was issued to Israel Sjouwerman in Antwerp, Belgium, and states that he was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 9, 1874.

People

  • Sjouwerman, Israel.

Subjects

  • Jews--Belgium--History--20th century.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Belgium.

Genre

  • Document
  • Identification cards.
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