Felix and Flory Van Beek collection

Identifier: irn89249
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Felix and Flory Van Beek and in 2014 by their Estate.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of two pouches, a presentation box with six medals, a wallet, currency vouchers, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Felix and Flora Cohen Levi (later Van Beek) before the Holocaust in the Netherlands, during the Holocaust in hiding in Amersfoort, and after the Holocaust in the Netherlands and the United States.

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Felix and Flory Van Beek collection
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn109095
- English
- boxes oversize folder 2 7
- Updated 1 year ago
The Felix and Flory Van Beek papers consist of biographical materials, correspondence, diaries, a personal narrative, photographs, and printed materials documenting a German-Dutch couple, their thwarted efforts to escape Europe on the SS Simon Bolivar, their survival in hiding with two separate Dutch families, their liberation, their immigration to the United States, and the deaths of their family members in the Holocaust. Many documents are accompanied by Flory Van Beek's annotations. Biographical materials primarily document Felix and Flory Van Beek and include certificates, correspondenc...
Brown burlap pouch used to carry money by a hidden Dutch Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3122
- English
- overall: Height: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Width: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Small burlap pouch used by Flora Cohen to store Dutch currency while she was in hiding in Amersfoort, Netherlands, from June 1942 to May 1945. Flora intended to send it to her mother Alijda, but Flora could not find her, so she always kept the pouch with her. Flora's mother Alidja had been deported to Auschwitz in September where she was killed. Flory met Felix Levi, a refugee from Hitler's Germany, in the mid-1930s. After Germany invaded Poland, Felix convinced Flora to flee. In November 1939, they sailed for South America aboard the SS Simon Bolivar, which was sunk by German mines. They w...
Netherlands, 1 gulden silver voucher, kept by a Dutch Jewish woman in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3123
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Dutch 1 (een) gulden note kept by Flory Cohen Levi in her pouch, see 1990.23.191, while she was in hiding in Amersfoort, Netherlands, from June 1942 to May 1945. Flora intended to send it to her mother Alijda, but Flora could not find her, so she always kept the pouch with her. Flora's mother Alidja had been deported to Auschwitz in September where she was killed. Flory met Felix Levi, a refugee from Hitler's Germany, in the mid-1930s. After Germany invaded Poland, Felix convinced Flora to flee. In November 1939, they sailed for South America aboard the SS Simon Bolivar, which was sunk by G...
Netherlands, 1 gulden silver voucher, kept by a Dutch Jewish woman in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3124
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Dutch 1 (een) gulden silver voucher kept by Flory Cohen Levi in her pouch, see 1990.23.191, while she was in hiding in Amersfoort, Netherlands, from June 1942 to May 1945. Flora intended to send it to her mother Alijda, but Flora could not find her, so she always kept the pouch with her. Flora's mother Alidja had been deported to Auschwitz in September where she was killed. Flory met Felix Levi, a refugee from Hitler's Germany, in the mid-1930s. After Germany invaded Poland, Felix convinced Flora to flee. In November 1939, they sailed for South America aboard the SS Simon Bolivar, which was...
Netherlands, 1 gulden silver voucher, kept by a Dutch Jewish woman in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3125
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Dutch 1 (een) gulden silver voucher kept by Flory Cohen Levi in her pouch, see 1990.23.191, while she was in hiding in Amersfoort, Netherlands, from June 1942 to May 1945. Flora intended to send it to her mother Alijda, but Flora could not find her, so she always kept the pouch with her. Flora's mother Alidja had been deported to Auschwitz in September where she was killed. Flory met Felix Levi, a refugee from Hitler's Germany, in the mid-1930s. After Germany invaded Poland, Felix convinced Flora to flee. In November 1939, they sailed for South America aboard the SS Simon Bolivar, which was...
Netherlands, 1 gulden silver voucher, kept by a Dutch Jewish woman in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3126
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.017 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Dutch 1 (een) gulden silver voucher kept by Flory Cohen Levi in her pouch, see 1990.23.191, while she was in hiding in Amersfoort, Netherlands, from June 1942 to May 1945. Flora intended to send it to her mother Alijda, but Flora could not find her, so she always kept the pouch with her. Flora's mother Alidja had been deported to Auschwitz in September where she was killed. Flory met Felix Levi, a refugee from Hitler's Germany, in the mid-1930s. After Germany invaded Poland, Felix convinced Flora to flee. In November 1939, they sailed for South America aboard the SS Simon Bolivar, which was...
Netherlands, 1 gulden silver voucher, kept by a Dutch Jewish woman in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3127
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.017 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Dutch 1 (een) gulden silver voucher kept by Flory Cohen Levi in her pouch, see 1990.23.191, while she was in hiding in Amersfoort, Netherlands, from June 1942 to May 1945. Flora intended to send it to her mother Alijda, but Flora could not find her, so she always kept the pouch with her. Flora's mother Alidja had been deported to Auschwitz in September where she was killed. Flory met Felix Levi, a refugee from Hitler's Germany, in the mid-1930s. After Germany invaded Poland, Felix convinced Flora to flee. In November 1939, they sailed for South America aboard the SS Simon Bolivar, which was...
Netherlands, 1 gulden silver voucher, kept by a Dutch Jewish woman in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3128
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.017 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Dutch 1 (een) gulden silver voucher kept by Flory Cohen Levi in her pouch, see 1990.23.191, while she was in hiding in Amersfoort, Netherlands, from June 1942 to May 1945. Flora intended to send it to her mother Alijda, but Flora could not find her, so she always kept the pouch with her. Flora's mother Alidja had been deported to Auschwitz in September where she was killed. Flory met Felix Levi, a refugee from Hitler's Germany, in the mid-1930s. After Germany invaded Poland, Felix convinced Flora to flee. In November 1939, they sailed for South America aboard the SS Simon Bolivar, which was...
Brown cloth bag with a red, white, and blue stripe carried by a hidden Dutch Jewish woman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3129
- English
- overall: Height: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm) | Width: 6.125 inches (15.558 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Brown bag with a Dutch flag stripe used by Flora Cohen to store her false papers while she was in hiding in Amersfoort, Netherlands, from June 1942 to May 1945. Flory met Felix Levi, a refugee from Hitler's Germany, in the mid-1930s. After Germany invaded Poland, Felix convinced Flora to flee. In November 1939, they sailed for South America aboard the SS Simon Bolivar, which was sunk by German mines. They were rescued by the British military and taken to a hospital in England. After recuperating for six months, they had to leave because Felix, a German, was considered an enemy alien. In May...
Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 20 kronen note
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3130
- English
- overall: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Theresienstadt scrip, valued at 20 (zwanzig) kronen, acquired by Flory Cohen Levi, who survived in hiding in her native Netherlands during the war. This type of scrip was distributed in Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp from May 1943-April 1945 in German occupied Czechoslovakia. Flory met Felix Levi, a refugee from Hitler's Germany, in the mid-1930s. After Germany invaded Poland, Felix convinced Flora to flee. In November 1939, they sailed for South America aboard the SS Simon Bolivar, which was sunk by German mines. They were rescued by the British military and taken to a hospital...
Geometric patterned leather wallet made by a Dutch Jewish couple in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3138
- English
- overall: Height: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Width: 5.375 inches (13.653 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Geometric patterned brown leather wallet made by Flora and Felix Levi while they were in hiding in Amersfoort, Netherlands, from June 1942 to May 1945. Flory Cohen met Felix Levi, a refugee from Hitler's Germany, in the mid-1930s. After Germany invaded Poland, Felix convinced Flora to flee. In November 1939, they sailed for South America aboard the SS Simon Bolivar, which was sunk by German mines. They were rescued by the British military and taken to a hospital in England. After recuperating for six months, they had to leave because Felix, a German, was considered an enemy alien. In May 19...
Black and white patterned case for medals awarded postwar to a Dutch resistance leader
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3179
- English
- overall: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm) | Depth: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Fitted case for a set of 6 medals issued to Piet Brandsen by Stichting 1940-1945 for his bravery and resistance activities during the German occupation of the Netherlands from May 1940-May 1945. Stichting 1940-1945 was a foundation created during the war to provide aid to resistance members and their families. After Netherlands was invaded by Germany in May 1940, Piet and his wife Dina, devout Christians, joined the resistance. Piet helped many Jewish people go into hiding, in his own home and with other resistance members. He also provided false identities and food coupons. He was arrested...
Award certificate issued postwar with 6 medals to a Dutch resistance leader
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3180
- English
- overall: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 6.625 inches (16.828 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Certificate for a set of 6 medals issued to Piet Brandsen by Stichting 1940-1945 for his bravery and resistance activities during the German occupation of the Netherlands from May 1940-May 1945. Stichting 1940-1945 was a foundation created during the war to provide aid to resistance members and their families. After Netherlands was invaded by Germany in May 1940, Piet and his wife Dina, devout Christians, joined the resistance. Piet helped many Jewish people go into hiding, in his own home and with other resistance members. He also provided false identities and food coupons. He was arrested...
Medal honoring soldiers killed during the invasion issued to a Dutch resistance leader
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3181
- English
- 1940-1945
- overall: | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Medal honoring soldiers who died in the May 1940 invasion, with shield and broken sword, awarded to Piet Brandsen by Stichting 1940-1945 for his bravery and resistance activities during the German occupation of the Netherlands from May 1940-May 1945. The six medals in the series honor the following: 1. For the soldiers who fell in the May 1940 invasion [this medal, 1990.23.240.3]; 2. For those who endured the bombardments and attacks (1990.23.240.3; 3. For victims of torture and betrayal (1990.23.240.3]; 4. For those who suffered in the concentration camps (1990.23.240.3; 5. For those who w...
Commemorative medal issued to a Dutch resistance leader
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3182
- English
- overall: | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Commemorative medal, one of six, awarded to Piet Brandsen by Stichting 1940-1945 for his bravery and resistance activities during the German occupation of the Netherlands from May 1940-May 1945. Stichting 1940-1945 was a foundation created during the war to provide aid to resistance members and their families. After Netherlands was invaded by Germany in May 1940, Piet and his wife Dina, devout Christians, joined the resistance. Piet helped many Jewish people go into hiding, in his own home and with other resistance members. He also provided false identities and food coupons. He was arrested...
Commemorative medal issued to a Dutch resistance leader
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3183
- English
- 1978
- overall: | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Commemorative medal, one of six, awarded to Piet Brandsen by Stichting 1940-1945 for his bravery and resistance activities during the German occupation of the Netherlands from May 1940-May 1945. Stichting 1940-1945 was a foundation created during the war to provide aid to resistance members and their families. After Netherlands was invaded by Germany in May 1940, Piet and his wife Dina, devout Christians, joined the resistance. Piet helped many Jewish people go into hiding, in his own home and with other resistance members. He also provided false identities and food coupons. He was arrested...
Commemorative medal issued to a Dutch resistance leader
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3184
- English
- overall: | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Commemorative medal, one of six, awarded to Piet Brandsen by Stichting 1940-1945 for his bravery and resistance activities during the German occupation of the Netherlands from May 1940-May 1945. Stichting 1940-1945 was a foundation created during the war to provide aid to resistance members and their families. After Netherlands was invaded by Germany in May 1940, Piet and his wife Dina, devout Christians, joined the resistance. Piet helped many Jewish people go into hiding, in his own home and with other resistance members. He also provided false identities and food coupons. He was arrested...
Commemorative medal issued to a Dutch resistance leader
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3185
- English
- overall: | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Commemorative medal, one of six, awarded to Piet Brandsen by Stichting 1940-1945 for his bravery and resistance activities during the German occupation of the Netherlands from May 1940-May 1945. Stichting 1940-1945 was a foundation created during the war to provide aid to resistance members and their families. After Netherlands was invaded by Germany in May 1940, Piet and his wife Dina, devout Christians, joined the resistance. Piet helped many Jewish people go into hiding, in his own home and with other resistance members. He also provided false identities and food coupons. He was arrested...
Commemorative medal issued to a Dutch resistance leader
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3186
- English
- overall: | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Commemorative medal, one of six, awarded to Piet Brandsen by Stichting 1940-1945 for his bravery and resistance activities during the German occupation of the Netherlands from May 1940-May 1945. Stichting 1940-1945 was a foundation created during the war to provide aid to resistance members and their families. After Netherlands was invaded by Germany in May 1940, Piet and his wife Dina, devout Christians, joined the resistance. Piet helped many Jewish people go into hiding, in his own home and with other resistance members. He also provided false identities and food coupons. He was arrested...
Netherlands, 1 gulden silver voucher, kept by a Dutch Jewish woman in hiding
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn607572
- English
- overall: Height: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.017 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Dutch 1 (een) gulden silver voucher kept by Flory Cohen Levi in her pouch, see 1990.23.191, while she was in hiding in Amersfoort, Netherlands, from June 1942 to May 1945. Flora intended to send it to her mother Alijda, but Flora could not find her, so she always kept the pouch with her. Flora's mother Alidja had been deported to Auschwitz in September where she was killed. Flory met Felix Levi, a refugee from Hitler's Germany, in the mid-1930s. After Germany invaded Poland, Felix convinced Flora to flee. In November 1939, they sailed for South America aboard the SS Simon Bolivar, which was...