Michel Shadur family collection

Identifier: irn531115
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn531115

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997 and 2005 by Joseph Shadur, the son of Michel Shadur.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of artifacts, books, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Michel Schadur and his family as they escaped from Nazi Germany to Belgium, then to France, Spain, Portugal, and finally the United States during the Holocaust.

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Shadur family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn163955
- English
- 1913-1997
- boxes oversize folders 4 5
- Updated 1 year ago
The Shadur family papers document the experiences of Michael Shadur and his family, including their relocation to Belgium after antisemitic boycotts began to undermine his family business in Berlin, and following the German invasion of Belgium in 1940, their subsequent escape through France, Spain, and Portugal before immigrating to the United States. The contents of the papers contain various documents of Michael and Manya Shadur, their children Joseph and Benita, and their extended family. These include travel documents, identification materials, school notebooks and report cards, and oth...
UNRRA red felt patch with acronym worn by a refugee aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn517537
- English
- 1945-1947
- overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
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 ...
UNRRA red cloth patch with acronym worn by a refugee aid worker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn517538
- English
- 1945-1947
- overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
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...
Dark brown leather wallet with metal S used by a Jewish refugee boy
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn517548
- English
- 1936-1940
- overall: Height: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm) | Width: 4.620 inches (11.735 cm) | Depth: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
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 ...
Brown leather billfold used by a Latvian Jewish refugee and aid worker from Nazi Germany
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn517549
- English
- 1935-1947
- overall: Height: 4.875 inches (12.383 cm) | Width: 6.875 inches (17.463 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
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...
Blue leather billfold used by a Latvian Jewish refugee and aid worker from Nazi Germany
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn517550
- English
- 1945-1947
- overall: Height: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) | Width: 6.750 inches (17.145 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
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...
National Fascist Party of Italy (PNF) membership badge owned by Jewish female refugee from Nazi Germany
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn517551
- English
- 1931-1938
- overall: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
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...
Maccabi Sports Club lapel pin from prewar Berlin owned by a Jewish refugee boy
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn517552
- English
- 1934
- overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
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 ...
Wing shaped Portuguese Air Force pin given to a young Jewish refugee by friends in Lisbon
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn517553
- English
- overall: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
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 ...
Antiaircraft shell fragments found after an air raid on Bordeaux by a young Jewish refugee
- 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)
- Updated 1 year ago
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...
Button from a World War I British military uniform found by a young Jewish refugee in Belgium
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn517555
- English
- overall: Height: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm) | Width: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm) | Depth: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Button with the Royal Coat of Arms found by 10 year old old Joseph Schadur in the sand dunes near Oostduinkerke, Belgium, where he and his sister spent summer vacations. The button is from the uniform of a British soldier from the First World War. 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 t...
Button from a World War I British military uniform found in the sand by a young Jewish refugee in Belgium
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn517556
- English
- overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Button with the Royal Coat of Arms found by 10 year old old Joseph Schadur in the sand dunes near Oostduinkerke, Belgium, where he and his sister spent summer vacations. The button is from the uniform of a British soldier from the First World War. 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 t...
Button from his military uniform given by a British soldier to a young Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn517557
- English
- overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
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...
Button from his military uniform given by a British soldier to a young Jewish refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn517558
- English
- overall: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
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...
Dip-pen wiper made for a young Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn517559
- English
- overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
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...